Early English Colonies and Colonial Society Flashcards

A set of vocabulary-style flashcards covering the establishment of the 13 English colonies, colonial governance, labor systems, and significant conflicts.

13 colonies

The number of colonies England established in North America by the year $1733$.

Corporate colonies

Colonies that were run by joint-stock companies.

Royal colonies

Colonies controlled directly by the king.

Proprietary colonies

Colonies given to individual owners by the king.

Jamestown

An early colony that faced disease and starvation but found success growing tobacco as a profitable crop.

Virginia

A colony that became a royal colony after the king took direct control due to financial problems.

Colonial Democracy

A system where political power was held by white male church and property owners, while women, enslaved people, and servants had no power.

Maryland

A colony that experienced significant conflicts between Protestants and Catholics.

Protestant Revolt

An event in Maryland that resulted in Protestants gaining more political control.

Indentured servants

The first major source of labor used on Chesapeake tobacco plantations.

1619

The year the first Africans were brought to Virginia, though they were not initially treated as lifelong slaves.

Bacon's Rebellion

An uprising by poor colonists triggered by political and economic inequality and Native American policies, highlighting class conflict.

Roger Williams

The founder of Providence who established the settlement for religious freedom and to escape strict Puritan control.

Rhode Island

A colony known for its stance on religious freedom and tolerance.

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

A document that created an early form of self-government.

New Hampshire

A colony created by King Charles II to increase royal control.

New England Confederation

An organization formed to protect the colonies from various threats.

King Philip's War

A conflict that occurred because English settlers were taking Native American land.

South Carolina

A colony whose plantations mainly grew rice and indigo.

North Carolina

A colony with an economy consisting of smaller farms and a lower reliance on slavery compared to South Carolina.

New York

A colony that England gained control of by taking it from the Dutch.

Quakers

A group whose core beliefs included equality, nonviolence, and religious tolerance.

William Penn

The founder of Pennsylvania who established it as a religious refuge with a liberal government and economic opportunity.

Georgia

A colony established to serve as a place for the poor and debtors and to defend against Spanish Florida.

Navigation Acts

A series of laws reflecting mercantilism that controlled colonial trade for England's benefit.

Slave laws

Regulations that made slavery hereditary and ensured racism became built into society.

Puritans

A group that suppressed individualism, expecting members to follow community rules rather than acting independently.