European Colonization of North America

charter

A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company

Bacon's Rebellion

A rebellion lead by Nathaniel Bacon with backcountry farmers to attack Native Americans in an attempt to gain more land

alliance

An agreement to work together

religious tolerance

Idea that people of different religions should live in peace together

mission

Religious settlements run by Catholic priests and friars with the goal of converting Natives to Christianity

export

send (goods or services) to another country for sale.

representative government

a system by which people elect representatives to make laws and conduct government

gentry

Wealthy landowning class

mercantilism

belief in the benefits of trading for profit and land control

import

bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.

What was a Quaker belief that set then apart from other religious groups that colonized in the Americas?

They believed that all people were equal in God's eyes.

middle class

A social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers

What did the New England and Middle Colonies have in common?

Both regions exported mostly food products

Triangular Trade

A system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa

conquistador

Spanish conqueror and soldier

slave code

laws passed in the Southern states that controlled and restricted enslaved people

bill of rights

document granting rights and freedoms to individuals

As a result of __________, William and Mary became monarchs of Britain. They agreed to the __________, which protected individuals from certain government actions

Glorious Revolution, English Bill of Rights

What set Pennsylvania apart from other colonies?

Its effort to attract people to different ethnicities.

cash crop

farm crop grown to be sold for money

In a colonial society a person's social status depends on their...

family and wealth

What was the reason the Maryland Act of Toleration was started?

To protect the Catholics freedom to worship.

Native Americans were replaced by enslaved Africans because it was believed that...

Africans were immune to European diseases.

How did Southern agriculture cause an increase in the number of enslaved Africans brought to North America?

Under a European Capitalist idea, larger plantations increased the need for more workers.

Puritans belief that all people should study the Bible led to...

Teaching children to read, write, and the opening of schools.

What was important about the House of Burgesses?

It was the time for self-government in the English colonies.

Effects of the headright system

It expanded slavery by encouraging planters to purchase more enslaved people in order to gain more land

Define the "Great Awakening" and what its leaders sought to achieve.

Spoke of the beauty of God and the wrath that would incur by those who didn't follow the Bible's teaching. Brought all kinds of people together in a single movement. Led to many colonists wanting self-rule.

How did the Pilgrims' government come about?

People aboard the Mayflower would decide to govern themselves once outside the boundary of Virginia called the Mayflower Compact.

Establishment of Georgia

Established by James Oglethorpe for 2 primary reasons.
1. A buffer between English colonies to the north and Spanish colonies to the south.
2. Debtors colony, where instead of being in English prisons, they could live a productive life in colonies for England.

Colonial society social status depended on...

Family background and wealth