Day 4 – Religious & Social Conflicts | Quizlet

Who were Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and Thomas Hooker?

Leaders who challenged Puritan authority and founded new colonies.

What was the Religious Society of Friends?

Also called Quakers, a pacifist religious group

Who was William Penn?

Founder of Pennsylvania for Quakers.

Who was James Oglethorpe?

Founder of Georgia

What was the Powhatan Confederacy?

Alliance of Native American tribes in Virginia.

What was Bacon's Rebellion?

Uprising of frontier settlers against Virginia's government

What were the Pequot War and King Philip's War?

Conflicts between English settlers and Native Americans in New England.

What were the Iroquois League and Algonquians?

Native American political and tribal groups in the Northeast.

Who were indentured servants?

Laborers who worked for a set time in exchange for passage to America

How did the founding of colonies in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies differ?

New England: religious reasons; Middle: trade and diversity; Southern: agriculture and cash crops.

Describe how each colony was founded.

Plymouth by Pilgrims (religious); Massachusetts Bay by Puritans; Pennsylvania by William Penn; Maryland by George Calvert; Georgia by James Oglethorpe.

Did the Puritans practice religious toleration? Explain.

No; they enforced strict religious conformity and banished dissenters like Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.