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2409322221Jamestown, 1607- 1st permanent British colony in New World -Founded by Virginia Company (received charter from King James I.) - Goal: Promise of gold, conversion of Amerindians to Christianity (just like Spain), and new passage through North America to the East Indies (Northwest Passage)0
2409324990Virginia Charter- Overseas settlers given same rights of Englishmen in England - Foundation for American liberties; rights extended to other colonies1
2409326622"starving time" (1610-1611)- Jamestown colony wracked by tragedy during early years: famine, disease, war with Indians - Only 60 out of 400 settlers survived starving time.2
2409329092Captain John Smithorganized the colony beginning in 1608 - "He who will not work shall not eat." - His leadership helped Jamestown survive the "starving time"3
2409334534John Rolfeintroduced new tough strain of tobacco "Colony built on smoke" Tobacco, the most important reason for Virginia's survival4
2409336533House of BurgessesFirst colonial parliament in the British American colonies Representative self-government5
2409337950Virginia Charter revoked, 1624because James I believed assembly too seditious but he also loathed tobacco. Virginia became a royal colony6
2409338935MarylandCharles I gave Sir George Calvert (the first Lord Baltimore) Catholic haven and profit7
2409340513Act of Toleration (1649)Guaranteed toleration to all Christians; Catholics sought to protect their faith by granting a certain degree of religious freedom.8
2409349405"Headright" SystemA person who paid for the passage of a white indentured servant (indentured servants) received 50 acres of land9
2409350540Indentured servants- ___________ agreed to years of servitude in exchange for transatlantic passage (term of servitude usually 5-7 years) - By 1700, about 75% of all European immigrants to Virginia and Maryland were ________10
2409355157Bacon's Rebellion (1676)Frustrated former indentured servants (freedmen) led by Nathaniel Bacon massacred Amerindians and set fire to Jamestown Significance: white planters began to increase importation of black slaves while reducing the number of white indentured servants11
2409364335Carolinathis colony was created in 1670 after restoration. Goals: grow foodstuffs for sugar plantations in Barbados. Rice became main cash crop12
2409696477North Carolinathis colonay was Created officially in 1712 as a refuge for poor whites and religious dissenters from Carolina and Virginia.13
2409774490Georgiathis colony is last British American colony; founded as a haven for debtors as well as a buffer state by James Oglethorp (1733)14
2409778853Stono Rebellion (1739)- largest slave revolt in history of the 13 colonies - Slaves in South Carolina tried to march to Spanish Florida - Significance: slave system became more strictly controlled.15
2409783678Calvinism- Omnipotent God, Original sin & Pre-destination - "visible saints": After conversion, people expected to lead "sanctified" lives as a model for the community.16
2409786984PuritansProtestants seeking to reform the Anglican Church by removing its Catholic elements and excluding people who were not committed.17
2409787387Separatists PuritansExtreme group of Puritans who wanted to break from the Anglican Church altogether- later called Pilgrims18
240978816617th CStuart Line of Monarchso James I (r. 1603-1625) o Charles I (r. 1625-1642) o 1642-1649 -- English Civil War o Interregnum under Oliver Cromwell (1649-1658) o Restoration: Charles II (1660-1685) o James II (r. 1685-1688) o "Glorious Revolution" (1688): William & Mary; Bill of Rights (1689)19
2409794186The PilgrimsFirst wave of Separatists who landed off Playmouth Bay20
2409797406Mayflower Compact (1621)An agreement to legitimize Pilgrims' settlement outside Virginia by creating a secular document recognizing James I as their sovereign [DEMOCRACY] Agreement provided for majority rule among settlers21
2409800690Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629)Non-Separatist Puritans founded ________ out of fear for their faith and England's future.22
2409806425John WinthropGovernor of Massachusetts Bay Colony; he suggested Covenant Theology (=Puritans had a covenant with God to lead new religious experiment in New World)23
2409808320A city upon a hillJohn Winthrop wrote "We shall build a city upon a hill," a model of Christian Charity24
2409813274Quakers_______ believed in an inner light and not in theology, flouted the authority of the Puritan clergy and were persecuted.25
2409814321Anne Hutchinson:prayer meetings at home to discuss John Cotton's sermons with other women; banished from MBC26
2409817432AntinomianismThe belief that there are no moral laws God expects Christians to obey. It takes a biblical teaching to an unbiblical conclusion. "salvation is attained solely through faith and divine grace"27
2409822080Roger WilliamsExtreme Separatist who challenged legality of Plymouth and MBC charters because land belonged to Amerindians and was not the king's land to grant.; separation of church & political authority; banished from MBC28
2409827752Rhode Island (1644)Williams built a Baptist church at Providence - Complete freedom of religion, even for Jews, Catholics and Quakers. - No oaths required regarding one's religious beliefs - No compulsory attendance at worship - No taxes to support a state church - simple manhood suffrage29
2409829475Connecticut (1636)by Rev. Thomas Hooker (MBC is too oppressive and limitating!)30
2409831992Fundamental Orders (1639)First modern constitution in American history, Established a democracy controlled by wealthy citizens31
2409833882Charles IIThis king clamped down on New England Confederation and revoked MBC charter in 1684.32
2409838466Dominion of New England (1686)established by James II to enforce Navigation laws and to bolster colonial defense against Indians, Dutch, and French33
2409850821Glorious Revolution (1688)James II was replaced by William (of Orange) & Mary; Constitutional monarchy; Consequence: DNE collpased & enforcement of Navigation Laws was disrupted34
2409962942Economy of New EnglandHardworking (Puritan/Protestan work ethic), subsistence farming, TRADE, Lumbering, shipping, and fur trade; less ethnic diversity35
2409967164Townhall meetingsDemocracy (within the Congregational church) via town meetings and voting rights to church members (starting in 1631)36
2409968495PerfectionismPuritans sought to create a perfect society based on God's laws Puritans argued against slavery on moral graounds37
2409970362Education in New EnglandHarvard College founded in 1636 to train the clergy; first college in the colonies; MA school of Law; high literacy rate38
2409979697New York- In 1664, Charles II ordered military removal of Dutch from New Netherlands - In 1685 when James II became king New York became a royal colony.39
2409984520New York Chapter of Liberties (1683)Granted freedom of religion to all Christians and gave all landholders suffrage.40
2417755185Leisler's Rebellion in NYC (1691).41

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