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| 7304859945 | royal colony | A type of colony that is administered by a crown-appointed governor, who would appoint and dismiss leading gentlemen in the colony to an advisory council. | 0 | |
| 7304859946 | proprietary colony | A type of colony that is administered by proprietors, usually one or two English elites. | 1 | |
| 7304859947 | Lord Baltimore (Cecilius Calvert) | A Catholic nobleman who received a proprietary grant from Charles I for a large tract of land north of the Potomac River and east of the Chesapeake Bay (colony of Maryland). | 2 | |
| 7304859948 | John Winthrop | Governor of Massachusetts, and strong Puritan. | 3 | |
| 7304859949 | "A model of Christian Charity" by John Winthrop | Spelled out the Massachusetts Bay colony's social and political ideals. It declared that Massachusetts "shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us." The settlers would build a harmonious, godly community in which individuals would subordinate their personal interests to a higher purpose. The result would be an example for all the world and would particularly inspire England to live up to its role as God's "elect nation". | 4 | |
| 7304863099 | Pequot War | conflict with settlers in Connecticut River Valley and the Pequot Indians who controlled trade with New Netherlands. After tensions escalated, Mass and Conn took military action against Indians. Village surrounded and set fire. All those trying to escape were killed. War in 1637 between the colonists of Connecticut and the Pequot Indians. The colonists won, and they took over the Pequots' land. | 5 | |
| 7304859950 | Roger Williams | A minister who advocated complete separation of church and state and religious toleration. Banished and began settlement of Providence which eventually joins another settlement to form Rhode Island | 6 | |
| 7304859951 | Anne Hutchinson | A member of the Boston congregation who publicly criticized the clergy for judging prospective church members on the basis of "good works" - the Catholic standard for salvation that Protestants had criticized since Reformation... banished | 7 | |
| 7304859952 | Antinomians | Followers of Anne Hutchinson those who believe the Holy Spirit is the personal guide to salvation individuals who believed Christians could be saved by faith alone most settle in Rhode Island | 8 | |
| 7304876319 | Rhode Island | Founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom | 9 | |
| 7304859953 | "New England Way" | A set of official policies or orthodox practices set by Puritan ministers to maintain order in the colony | 10 | |
| 7304859954 | Restoration | Period when the English monarchy was restored after Oliver Cromwell's death and Charles II was crowned. | 11 | |
| 7304859955 | Conversion relation | Relatives of a converted Puritan could belong to the Church. | 12 | |
| 7304859957 | New England town meeting | Local governing body in each town administered decisions; participation limited to male church members | 13 | |
| 7304859962 | Half-way covenant | Permitted children of Baptized adults to receive baptism into the Puritan Church. | 14 | |
| 7304859964 | "Praying towns", "praying Indians" | Indians that were placed in reservations to be converted to Christianity. | 15 | |
| 7304859965 | King Phillip's War | Wampanoags vs. whites settlers alongside the Mohawk and Christian Indians, ending Indian opposition to white expansion. | 16 | |
| 7304859966 | Indentured servants | Young men and women, usually unemployed and poor, who were given free passage to America, plus basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing, in exchange for labor, usually for four to seven years. | 17 | |
| 7304859967 | Virginia house of burgesses | Was an ineffective in governing as the first group of representative members of the Virginia company of London. participation limited to white male property owners | 18 | |
| 7304859969 | Maryland Act of toleration | Passed in 1649, it affirmed religious toleration (freedom) in Maryland. It was also know as the Toleration Act. Allowed all CHRISTIAN denominations freedom of worship | 19 | |
| 7304859970 | Bacon's rebellion | A war against native Americans resulting in many deaths and lands taken. Led by Nathaniel Bacon in opposition to Sir William Berkley, governor who refused to help protect frontier farmers against Indian attacks. Caused greater class division | 20 | |
| 7304859973 | William Penn | The proprietor of the last unallocated tract of American territory at the king's disposal (Massachusetts). Pennsylvania--A Holy Experiment | 21 | |
| 7304859974 | The Quakers | A religious sect that appealed strongly to men and women at the bottom of the economic ladder. They believed that the Holy Spirit or the "Inner Light" could inspire every soul. Mainstream Christians, by contrast, found any such claim of direct, personal communication to God highly dangerous. First religious group to speak out against slavery | 22 | |
| 7304859975 | beaver wars | Series of conflicts among the members of the Iroquois nation in a quest for pelts and captives who could be adopted into Iroquois families to replace the dead | 23 | |
| 7304859976 | Coureurs de bois | Independent fur traders, voyagers, and French Canadians. | 24 | |
| 7304859977 | Popé | One of the leaders who lead the uprising of the Pueblo Indians. | 25 | |
| 7304859978 | Pueblo revolt | A revolt against the Spanish by Pueblo Indians after the siege of Santa Fe, New Mexico. | 26 | |
| 7304896072 | Salem Witch Trials | A group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witch craft. Underlying causes: relaxation of church membership requirements, social and economic changes that all undermined the New England Way. Mass hysteria about witches reflecting community's internal division Accusers typically younger poorer females while accused were typically middle aged wives widows; those who had avoided the poverty and uncertainty faced by the accusers | 27 | |
| 7304966529 | Thomas Hooker | Massachusetts minister who led colonists in 1636 & founded the colony of Connecticut | 28 | |
| 7304969651 | Chesapeake economy | based on tobacco growth | 29 | |
| 7304972098 | slavery | more prominent as indentured servitude decreased need for dependable, cheap labor force increased demand for tobacco and other agricultural products increased demand for slave labor | 30 | |
| 7304975804 | restoration colonies | colonies founded by proprietors for whom land was granted by Charles II Carolinas named after Charles II. | 31 | |
| 7304978362 | north carolina | exported tobacco, lumber, and pitch (tar heels) | 32 | |
| 7304979403 | south carolina | rice, indigo settlers from Barbados | 33 | |
| 7304989545 | Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware cereal crops most diverse ethnically and religiously more tolerance | 34 | |
| 7304991055 | Quakers | George Fox--founder appealed to men and women at the bottom of the economic ladder Society of Friends Core belief: the Holy Spirit, or "inner light" could inspire every soul in contrast with mainstream christinaity that believed special communication with teh Holy Spirit was highly suspiciious no social deference, anti-slavery, peaceful, anti-war, gender equality Pennsylvania--Philadelphia "City of Brotherly love" | 35 |
