Early American Colonial History

Vocabulary practice flashcards based on the lecture notes covering key entities, events, and regions of early colonial North America.

Virginia Company

A joint-stock company chartered by King James I to establish and manage settlements in North America, leading to the founding of Jamestown.

House of Brigadier's

The first representative legislative assembly in the New World, established in colonial Virginia.

Powhatan

A powerful Native American confederacy or its leader encountered by the early English settlers of Virginia.

Bacon's Rebellion

An armed 1676 uprising in Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor Berkeley's policies regarding frontier defense and Native Americans.

King Philip's War

An early conflict between English colonists and Native Americans in New England, led by the Wampanoag chief Metacom.

Salem witch trials

A series of 1692 prosecutions in colonial Massachusetts involving individuals accused of witchcraft, resulting in numerous executions.

New England colonies

A region of the British colonies consisting of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.

Mid Atlantic colonies

British colonies between New England and the South, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, known for diversity and trade.

Pennsylvania

A Mid Atlantic colony founded by William Penn as a sanctuary for Quakers and a model of religious tolerance.

New Amsterdam

A 17th-century Dutch settlement on Manhattan Island that served as the capital of New Netherland before becoming New York.

Rhode Island

A New England colony established by Roger Williams on the principle of religious freedom and separation of church and state.

Quebec

The first permanent French settlement in North America, established as a center for the fur trade along the St. Lawrence River.