AP US History Ch. 4 Flashcards

14718279177	William Berkeley	He was a British colonial governor of Virginia from 1642-52. He showed that he had favorites in his second term which led to the Bacon's rebellion in 1676 ,which he ruthlessly suppressed. He had poor frontier defense.	0
14718281314	Headright System	Refers to a grant of land that was given to the settlers of the 13 colonies. Plantation owners would benefit more when they paid for the transportation of the slaves brought to the Americas.	1
14718284595	Navigation Act 1650	Also known as The Acts of Trade were a long series of English laws which help push for English ships, shipping trade, and commerce between other countries and the colonies.	2
14718284596	Nathaniel Bacon	Instigator of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. A Virginia planter who also led the rebellion against governor William Berkeley.	3
14718290254	Middle Passage	Triangular trade route that was undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.	4
14718292312	Leisler's Rebellion	1689-1691 German American who was a merchant and militia captain, Jacob Leisler, attempted to take control of New York from which he then ruled from that time period.	5
14718294088	Half-Way Covenant	A document adopted in 1662 which was a form of church membership among Congregational churches of New England. It permitted baptized persons to take part in full privileges without participating in communion.	6
14718294089	Jeremiads	In the 1600's, Puritan preachers noticed a decline in the religious devotion of second-generation settlers. To combat this decreasing piety, they preached a type of sermon called the jeremiad. The jeremiads focused on the teachings of Jeremiah, a Biblical prophet who warned of doom.	7