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7329132974Oldest continuously inhabited european settlement in the united states.St.. Augustine0
7329132975Juan de Onatea Mexican born adventurer that led a group of about five hundred soldiers and settlers to New Mexico. They began to torture, murder, and rape Acoma and Acoma killed several soldiers including Juan's son. The invaders responded by killing more than eight hundred people and capturing the remaining. Some had one foot amputated.1
7329132976Why did Europeans try to gain and retain control of such the volcanic islands that suffered constant hurricanes?SUGAR!2
7329132977Henry VIII(1491-1547) King of England from 1509 to 1547; his desire to annul his marriage led to a conflict with the pope, England's break with the Roman Catholic Church, and its embrace of Protestantism. Henry established the Church of England in 1532.3
7329132978Protestant Reformation16th century series of religious actions which led to establishment of the Protestant churches. Led by Martin Luther4
7329132979PuritansA religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.5
7329132980Separatistswanted to leave the church entirely because they believed the english reformation had not gone far enough. Wanted to abolish the church hierarchy all together. wanted to confine church to those that god had selected for salvation before birth.6
7329132981Stuart MonarchJames and Charles I had less tolerance for Puritans and Separatists.7
7329132982John Calvin and Martin Lutherrejected catholic rituals denying the need for an elaborate church hierarchy, insisted that people could interpret the bible for themselves-stimulated the spread of literacy. They also asserted that the key to salvation was faith in god rather than a combination of faith and good works.8
7329132983Virginia CompanyThe first joint-stock company in the colonies; founded Jamestown-earned little money.9
7329132984Chesapeakefamilies were few, small and short lived. Schooling was "haphazard". indentured servants-slaves.10
7329132985John Smith & Founder of JamestownHis leadership and strict discipline helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter (society of gentlemen who didn't want to work).11
7329132986Powhatan ConfederacyAlliance of Native American tribes living in the region of the initial Virginia settlement. Powhatan, leader of this alliance, tried to live in peace with the English settlers when they arrived in 1607.- traded but fights broke out and the English kidnapped Powhatans daughter Pocahontas.12
7329132987PocahontasA native Indian of America, daughter of Chief Powahatan, who was one of the first to marry an Englishman, John Rolfe, and return to England with him; about 1595-1617; Pocahontas' brave actions in saving an Englishman paved the way for many positive English and Native relations.13
7329132988Algonquians vs EnglishEnglish men regarded indian men as lazy because they did not cultivate crops and spent much of their time hunting (seen as a sport to english). English thought women were oppressed because they did heavy field labor. Algonquians land held communally and english had more individual farms14
7329132989William Bradford & PlymouthA Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony, 1621-1657.15
7329132990OpechancanoughPowhatan brother who launched a series of attacks on the James river after observing english attempt to expand and covert natives to christianity.16
7329132991New Englandinspired by religion. PURITANS AND SEPARATISTS17
7329132992MayflowerA document written by the Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society and setting guidelines for self-government.18
7329132993John Winthrop & Government of Massachusetts Bay ColonyAs governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Winthrop (1588-1649) was instrumental in forming the colony's government and shaping its legislative policy. He envisioned the colony, centered in present-day Boston, as a "city upon a hill" from which Puritans would spread religious righteousness throughout the world.19
7329132994Roger Williamsa separatist that migrated to Mass. Bay and said the king had no right to grant land already occupied by indians. and that the church and state should be kept separate. Puritans should not impose religious beliefs on others. he was banished and founded the town of providence.20
7329132995Anne Hutchinsona dissenter who held meetings at her home where she emphasized the covenant of grace and asserted that the elect could be assured salvation and communicate directly with god. She threatened religious orthodoxy and gender roles. (puritans viewed women as inferior to men).21
7329132996Pequot Warconflict between the Pequot tribe against english colonists. They were moving closer and closer to the Pequot tribe area and conflicts arise over unfair trading and destruction of crops; Ended up killing Pequot tribe22
7329132997King Philip's WarA series of battles in New Hampshire between the colonists and the Wompanowogs, led by a chief known as King Philip. The war was started when the Massachusetts government tried to assert court jurisdiction over the local Indians. The colonists won with the help of the Mohawks, and this victory opened up additional Indian lands for expansion.23
7329132998shamanthe most important person from a native american tribe or group24
7329132999sugar productionthe production of sugar started in the South and they first used indentured servants to cultivate it, but soon resorted to african slaves25
7329133000presbyteran older or senior person who was in charge of the church26
7329133001joint stock companybusiness entity where different stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders27
7329133002tobacco productionsame as sugar production; at first, indentured servants were used, but then african slaves were used.28
7329133003proprietorshipan unincorporated business owned and run by one individual with no distinction between the business and you, the owner29
7329133004Massachusetts bay companyWhen Charles I ascended to the throne in 1625 his anti-Puritan policy led thousands of Congregationalists to leave England for America, creating the massachusetts bay colony30
7329133005conquistadora conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century31
7329133006predestinationthe fact that you are decided whether you are going to heaven or hell in your life, without doing anything32
7329133007virginia companyFirst under the Virginia Company, and later under James I, settlers to Virginia could claim 50 acres of land as a headright. In 1619 the Virginia Company allowed major landowners to elect representatives to an assembly called the House of Burgesses. James I revoked the charter of the Virginia Company in 1624, making Virginia a royal colony.33
7329133008mayflowerThe ship that brought the Separatists (We call them Pilgrims today) to the New World34
7329133009commonwealthone of the world's oldest political association of states35
7329133010encomiendaa system like the feudal system, where one the person on top gives land and protection to the people under it, in exchange for workers, servants, and ding work36
7329133011english reformationthe english reformation was when the king could not marry his wife because the pope said he couldn't, causing a big split in the churches of europe37
7329133012house of burgessesFirst representative form of government (elected assembly) to make laws to live by - Virginia38
7329133013indentured servantscaptured people or prisoners from england who were at first used as slaves for growing and cultivating crops such as sugar and tobacco.39
7329133014mayflower compactSet of agreed upon and voted for laws for the members of the Plymouth Colony to live by and run their government40
7329133015privateerany individual granted license by their government to attack shipping belonging to an enemy government, usually during a war41
7329133016freeholders42
7329133017a model of christian charity43
7329133018fundamental orders of connecticut44
7329133019patroonshipsA landholder in New Netherland who, under Dutch colonial rule, was granted proprietary and manorial rights to a large tract of land in exchange for bringing 50 new settlers to the colony45
7329133020primogeniturethe right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son.46
7329133021headright system47
7329133022maryland act of religious tolerationa law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians; passed on April 21, 1649, by the assembly of the Maryland colony, in St. Mary's City48
7329133023house of delegates49
7329133024"praying towns"towns that were tried to be made into praying towns, but with little success50
7329133025log cabin construction51
7329133026werowancean Algonquian word meaning leader or commander among the Powhatan confederacy of the Virginia coast and Chesapeake Bay region52
7329133027governor's council53
7329133028covenated communityA covenant community is a religious group whose members bind themselves to one another and to the group by a solemn agreement called a covenant. The group may be members of one religious faith, e.g., Roman Catholic or Episcopalian or the group may be diverse in religious affiliations.54
7329133029communal land grant system55
7329133030moctezuma56
7329133031black robes/jesuitstried to convince people to change religion through persuasion57
7329133032carib58
7329133033pocahontaskidnapped indian princess from the powhattan tribe59
7329133034george calvert/lord baltimorewas an English politician and coloniser. He achieved domestic political success as a member of parliament and later Secretary of State under King James I60
7329133035massasoitThere was some tension between Massasoit and the colonists when they refused to give up Squanto whom Massasoit believed to have betrayed him. This, however, was resolved in March 1623 when Massasoit was gravely ill and Edward Winslow nursed him back to health.[4] After his recovery, Winslow reports that Massasoit said, "the English are my friends and love me... whilst I live I will never forget this kindness they have showed me."[5] In return for their kindness, Massasoit warned the Plymouth colonists of a plot against them. He had learned that a group of influential Massachusett warriors intended to destroy both the Wessagusset and Plymouth colonies, and he warned the Pilgrims in time.61
7329133036john winthropfirst elected governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, envisioned a society based on religion62
7329133037thomas mayhewGovernor Thomas Mayhew, the Elder established the first English settlement of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and adjacent islands in 1642. He is one of the editors of the Bay Psalm Book, the first book published in British North America.63
7329133038guale/timucua nations64
7329133039acoma puebloindian city in new mexico65
7329133040henry hudsonhudson river was named after him66
7329133041john rolfefell in love with Pocahontas and married her; when they went to england together, she ended up dying67
7329133042wampanoags68
7329133043thomas hookerthe founder of connecticut69
7329133044thomas hariotwas an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator who has made advances within the scientific field.70
7329133045jacques cartier71
7329133046huronWyandot (or Wendat) indigenous people of North America, who were Native allies to the French during the French and Indian War72
7329133047richard hakluytknown for promoting the English colonization of North America through his works73
7329133048algonquian74
7329133049pautuxet villageRhode Island75
7329133050narragansett76
7329133051pequota tribe that did not like when english people migrated into the connecticut valley77
7329133052providence island78
7329133053new france79
7329133054new sweden80
7329133055st. kitts / st. christopherCaribbean Islands81
7329133056martinique82
7329133057jamestown/tsenaommacah83
7329133058connecticut84
7329133059new england85
7329133060santa fe86
7329133061fort orange/albanydutch settlement in NY87
7329133062greater antilles88
7329133063barbados89
7329133064st. eustatius90
7329133065virginia91
7329133066new haven92
7329133067board of trade / plantations93
7329133068chesapeake region94
7329133069quebec/stadconaTrade cities in Canada95
7329133070maryland96
7329133071new hampshire97
7329133072war of spanish succession98
7329133073lesser antillesString of volcanic islands in caribbean99

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