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| 7552007086 | John Calvin | Calvinism Elaborated Martin Luther's ideas From Geneva, Switzerland Religious teachings were dominant creed of Puritans, Presbyterians, Huguenots, and Dutch reformed church members Wrote doctrine in a tome of 1536 Institutes of Christian Religion Predestination- Good works could not save those marked for Hell | 0 | |
| 7552007091 | mayflower compact | Agreement to form a majoritarian government in Plymouth, signed aboard the Mayflower. Created a foundation for self-government in the colony. | 1 | |
| 7552007092 | massachusetts bay colony | Established by non-separating Puritans, it soon grew to be the largest and most influential of the New England colonies. | 2 | |
| 7552007094 | antinomianism | Belief that the elect need not obey the law of either God or man; most notably espoused in the colonies by Anne Hutchinson. | 3 | |
| 7552007095 | fundamental orders | Drafted by settlers in the Connecticut River Valley, document was the first "modern constitution" establishing a democratically controlled government. Key features of the document were borrowed for Connecticut's colonial charter and later, its state constitution. | 4 | |
| 7552007098 | new england confederation | Weak union of the colonies in Massachusetts and Connecticut led by Puritans for the purposes of defense and organization, an early attempt at self-government during the benign neglect of the English Civil War. | 5 | |
| 7552007100 | dominion of new england | Administrative union created by royal authority, incorporating all of New England, New York, and East and West Jersey. Placed under the rule of Sir Edmund Andros who curbed popular assemblies, taxed residents without their consent, and strictly enforced Navigation Laws. Its collapse after the Glorious Revolution in England demonstrated colonial opposition to strict royal control. | 6 | |
| 7552007101 | navigation laws | Series of laws passed, beginning in 1651, to regulate colonial shipping; the acts provided that only English ships would be allowed to trade in English and colonial ports, and that all goods destined for the colonies would first pass through England. | 7 | |
| 7552007103 | salutary neglect | Unofficial policy of relaxed royal control over colonial trade and only weak enforcement of Navigation Laws. Lasted from the Glorious Revolution to the end of the French and Indian War in 1763. | 8 | |
| 7552007105 | quakers | Religious group known for their tolerance, emphasis on peace, and idealistic Indian policy, who settled heavily in Pennsylvania in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. | 9 | |
| 7552187734 | Jeremiad | A sermon or prophecy recounting wrongdoing, warning of doom, and calling for repentance Scolded people for waning faith | 10 | |
| 7552207713 | Leisler's Rebellion | Small New York revolt of 1689-1691 that reflected class antagonism between landlords and merchants | 11 | |
| 7552217716 | Middle Passage | Experience for which human beings were branded and chained, and which only 80 percent survived | 12 | |
| 7552233798 | Nathaniel Bacon (Bacon's Rebbellion) | Person who led poor former indentured servants and frontiersman on a rampage against Indians and colonial government Nathanial Bacon 29 yr old planter 1,000 virginian frontiersmen rebelled 1676 Attacked indians Chased William Berkely out of town Set capitol on fire Bacon died of disease, Berkley defeated uprising | 13 | |
| 7552248356 | the Half-Way Covenant | Formula devised by Puritan ministers in 1662 to offer partial church membership to people who had not experienced conversion | 14 | |
| 7552255936 | Headright System | Maryland and Virginia's system of gaining land to anyone who would pay transatlantic passage for laborers 50 acres of land | 15 | |
| 7552267128 | William Berkeley | colonial governor of Virginia, and one of the Lords Proprietors of the Colony of Carolina; he was appointed to these posts by King Charles II of England, of whom he was a favourite. Colonial Virginia official who crushed rebels and wreaked cruel revenge | 16 | |
| 7552302505 | puritans | English Protestant reformers who sought to purify the Church of England of Catholic rituals and creeds. Some of the most devout ones believed that only "visible saints" should be admitted to church membership. | 17 | |
| 7552308254 | separatists | Small group of Puritans who sought to break away entirely from the Church of England; after initially settling in Holland, a number of English ones made their way to Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts in 1620. | 18 | |
| 7552322079 | John Cotton | Cambridge educated Incredibly religious Defended government's right to enforce religious rules | 19 | |
| 7552330191 | John Winthrop | Pillar of English society Massachusetts' first governor Attorney and manorlord in England Believed he had a calling from God Served as governor for 19 yrs | 20 | |
| 7552336893 | William Penn | Attracted to quaker faith when 16 Secured grant in 1681 for Pennsylvania "First American advertising man" Bought land from Chief Tammany Very Liberal Philadelphia had 300 houses and 25000 people within 2yrs of founding Peaceful relations with indians | 21 | |
| 7552459820 | Thomas Hooker | Reverend Founded Hartford 1635 in Connecticut The Fundamental Orders | 22 | |
| 7552495151 | William Bradford | Scholar Read Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, and Dutch Chosen governor 30 times Worried non-Puritan settlers might corrupt his experiment in the wilderness | 23 | |
| 7552513441 | Roger Williams | Salem Minister Wanted Clergy to break away from church of england Challenged legality of Bay Colony's charter Denied authority of civil gov't to regulate religious behavior Fled to Rhode Island in 1630 Built first Baptist church Believed in religious tolerance Secured a charter in 1644 for settlement | 24 | |
| 7552748205 | Anne Hutchinson | Had 14 kids Dissenter of Puritan church/ heretic Said those truly saved need not bother obeying laws of God or Man Beliefs known as Antinomianism Put on trial in 1638 Was banished and went to Rhode Island All but one of household killed by Indians | 25 | |
| 7552862430 | Huguenots | French Protestants who were granted toleration by the Edict of Nantes in 1598 but not permitted to settle in New France. | 26 | |
| 7552890565 | Albany Congress | Unification effort that Benjamin Franklin nearly inspired to success by eloquent leadership and cartoon artistry. only 7/13 showed up 1754 New York | 27 | |
| 7552921447 | George Washington | Military aide of British General Braddock and defender of the frontier after Braddock's defeat. Militia commander whose frontier skirmish touched off a World War | 28 | |
| 7552950661 | Edward Braddock | Blundering British officer whose defeat gave the advantage to the French and Indians in the early phase of the war. | 29 | |
| 7552956911 | William Pitt | Splendid British political orator and organizer of the winning strategy against the French in the North America. Organizer of Victory Soft pedal assault on french west indies expedition 1758 on Louisburg | 30 | |
| 7552963012 | Pontiac | Indian leader whose frontier uprising caused British to attempt to limit colonial frontier expansion. | 31 | |
| 7553009752 | Proclamation line of 1763 | British Document that aroused colonial anger but failed to stop frontier expansion reaction to Pontiac's uprising No colonists could settle past the Appalachians | 32 | |
| 7553037129 | James Wolfe | Chosen by pitt men climbed up a cliff during the night and attacked quebec. Defeated french. (Battle of Quebec) | 33 | |
| 7553062756 | Treaty of Paris 1763 | Ended seven years war. Harsh blow to Iroquois and Creeks. Made britain number 1 world power. They got all land west of mississippi river and France leaves N. America | 34 |
