Early English Colonies: Plymouth, Puritans, and Maryland

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms related to Plymouth and Puritan America, including governance, dissent, and Maryland.

Plymouth

Settlement founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Massachusetts seeking religious freedom.

Mayflower Compact

First form of self-government in the English colonies, an agreement to govern by laws created by the settlers aboard the Mayflower.

Puritans

Religious group that settled Massachusetts Bay, aiming to purify the Church of England and build a model Christian community; not tolerant of dissent.

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Puritan colony in Massachusetts established by John Winthrop and fellow settlers.

John Winthrop

Leader of the Puritans; delivered the 'City upon a Hill' vision and promoted a uniform, religious society; not tolerant of dissent.

City upon a Hill

A model Christian community that others should look up to and emulate.

Pequot Indians

Native American tribe involved in the 1637 conflict where many were killed by disease and massacres by colonists.

Dissent

Disagreement with Puritan leadership; sparked the creation of new colonies like Rhode Island.

Rhode Island

Colony founded by dissenters from Massachusetts for religious freedom; established by Roger Williams.

Roger Williams

Puritan minister who argued for religious tolerance; banished and founded Rhode Island.

Anne Hutchinson

Puritan dissenter who challenged church authority and promoted individual Bible interpretation; banished in 1637.

Charity Higginson

Puritan dissenter noted for differing Bible interpretation; banished and opposed Native-related violence.

Proprietary colony

Colony granted by the Crown to an individual or group to govern and profit from.

Maryland

Proprietary colony originally intended as a Catholic haven; granted to Lord Baltimore; named after him.

Lord Baltimore

Catholic noble who received the Maryland charter; founder and namesake of Maryland.

Maryland Toleration Act (1649)

Act Concerning Religion; law granting religious tolerance to Christians in Maryland.