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893543820Corporate ColonyColonies that were operated by joint stock companies, at least during the early years, like Jamestown.0
893543822Royal ColonySuch as Virginia after 1624, were to be under direct control of the kings government.1
893543824Proprietary colonysuch as Maryland and Pennsylvania, were under he authority of individuals granted carters of ownership by the king.2
893543826act of tolerationthe first colonial statute granting religious freedom to all Christians, but called death to any who denied the divinity of Jesus.3
893543828Bacon's Rebellionthe people of Jamestown rebelled against the powers, because they felt like they weren't being protected from the native americans.4
893543831Indentured servantyoung Brits exchanged their work for passage to the Americas.5
893543833Headright systemGave land to people who paid to come over to the new world. Also gave money to people who paid for others passage to the new world.6
893543835SlaveryGenetic lifelong servitude7
893543837Roger williamsA Puritan minister who believed that the individual was beyond religion.8
893543839Anne Hutchinsonwas a Puritan who believed that faith alone, and not deeds, is necessary for salvation.9
893543841Halfway covenantwas offered to those puritan's who had limited religious commitment.10
893543843King Philip's warKing Philip was a native american. This battle was native vs. European the Europeans won.11
893543845QuakersA group of peaceful people who believed that all men and women were equal, nonviolence, and resistance to the military .12
893543847William PennA quaker who created a place, Pennsylvania, that was for quakers and his profit.13
893543849Mercantilismlooked upon trade, colonies, and the accumulation of wealth as the basis for a country's military and political strength.14
893543851Navigation actsregulated imports and exports in the new world, and restricted the colonies economic growth.15
893543853Triangle tradethe 3 legged journey that brought slaves to the Americas.16
893543855Middle passageThe ship journey that the slaves had to take.17

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