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APUSH American Pageant Chapter 2 Terms Flashcards

These terms are from the American Pageant textbook used for AP US History.

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1624553172Henry VIIIking of England who broke from the Catholic church0
1624553173Queen ElizabethQueen who encouraged settlement in America1
1624553174Catholic Irelandsection of Britain under English control; delayed colonization2
1624553175Francis DrakeEnglish sir who plundered Spanish ships and led the fight against the Spanish Armada3
1624553176Sir Walter RaleighEnglish sir who led the Roanoke expedition4
1624553177Virginiacolony founded by Raleigh; named after Queen Elizabeth5
1624553178Spanish Armadaincident when Phillip 2 sent ships to invade England but they failed6
1624553179Enclosurewhen rich landowners in England fenced in farmland for sheep pasture, forcing poor people to move to the cities.7
1624553180Primogenitureonly eldest sons were allowed to inherit land so younger sons had to find other pursuits to make cash8
1624553181Joint Stock Companyfinancial providers for colonization missions9
1624553182Virginia Companyjoint stock company that settled Jamestown10
1624553183Jamestownfirst successful English colony in North America11
1624553184John Smithman who made Jamestown successful12
1624553185Powhatanchief of the First Americans in the Jamestown area13
1624553186PocahontasFirst American who married John Rolfe for peace and helped facilitate with colonists14
1624553187Starving Timewinter of 1609-1610; lots of the Jamestown colonists died15
1624553188Lord de la Warrman who led colonists to relieve Jamestown/saved the colony16
1624553189Powhatan's Confederacygroup of First Americans who fought with the colonists; led by Powhatan17
1624553190Anglo-Powhatan Warswars between colonists and First Americans over American land18
1624553191John Rolfecolonist who married Pocahontas to end the first Anglo-Powhatan War; died in the second Anglo-Powhatan war19
1624553192Tobaccomain early Virginian crop20
1624553193House of Burgessesfirst mini-Parliament granted in America21
1624553194Lord Baltimorefounder of Maryland who wished for a Catholic Haven22
1624553195Indentured Servantsmain labor source in early Maryland23
1624553196Act of Tolerationlaw passed in Maryland that granted religious toleration to Christians; helped Catholics avoid persecution24

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