AMSTUD Period 2 vocab

corporate colony

operated by a joint stock company, mainly during it’s early years. Jamestown was one

royal colony

under the direct authority and rule of the king’s gov. virginia after 1624

proprietary colony

under the authority of induviduals granted charters and ownership by the king. Maryland and Pennsylvania

Jamestown, 1607

King James chartered the virginia company, a JS company, to establish the first permanent english colony in America.

Captain John Smith

led Jamestown, said “no work, no food”. kept them from starvation

Headright system

Virginia offered 50 acres of land to each immigrant who payed for his own passage, and any plantation owner who payed for the passage of another immigrant

the plymouth colony

puritans who rejected the idea of purifying the church of england. became Seperatists. they left england in search of religious freedom. went to holland, then to the US. landed in massachushets, they decided to establish a colony of their own

Massachushets bay colony

puritans facing persicution gained a royal charter for more colonization. the massachushets bay company. (1629). 1630: 1000 puritans led by John Winthrop sailed for america and founded boston

John WInthrop

Led the massachushets bay colony for 12 years, wrote “a model of christian charity”

Great Migration

English civil war leads 15,000 more settlers to Massachushets

Cecil calvert (lord baltimore)

proprieter of Maryland. catholic. son of the guy who founded it

maryland act of toleration

first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all christians

new england region

new hampshire, maine, mass. bay, connecticut, rhode island, plymouth

Roger Williams

Went to boston on 1631 as a puritan minister. his religious teachings got him banned from the colony. he then founded providence, 1636. unique because he payed natives for their land, and provided complete religous toleration

Anne Hutchinson

Questioned Puritan Authorities. Banished from the bay. founded the colony of portsmouth. She believed that faith alone, not deeds, is necessary for salvation.

Later providence and portsmouth join together to form rhode island

halfway covenant

offered by some clergymen to those who professed limited religious commitment. you could now take part in church services and activities without making a formal decleration of belief in christ

william penn

quaker who founded pennsylvania. wanted a religious refuge, liberal government, and to make a profit. had a grid pattern for streets, later taken by other colonies. 1702- made delaware seperate

quaker

believe in the equality of all men and women, nonviolence, and resistance to military service. widely persecuted.

James oglethorpe

founded savannah, georgia. no drinking, no slavery. eventuaally, georgia became a royal colony and restrictions dropped. slowly adapted plantation system of south caroliona

Virginia house of burgesses

first elected legislative assembly in the US. established @ Jamestown in 1619. modeled on the english parliment. operated until the american revolution.

Mayflower compact

pledge by pilgirms to make decisions by the will of the majority. early form of self government and written constitution. established powers of the gov

triangular trade

trade between north america, west africa, and west indies. included the middle passage.

mercantalism

looked upon trade, colonies, and the accumulation of wealth as the basis for a countries military and political strength. Gov regulates trade and production to be self sufficient.

Navigation acts

implemented by england in 1650-1673. trade to and from colonies could only be done with englishs ships. all goods imported could only pass through english ports. specific goods could be exported to england only.

Salutary neglect

british leave the colonies alone and dont enforce laws

dominion of new england

king james combined new england colonies to increase royal control. james fall' from power brought it to an end.

glorious revolution

deposed king james and put in WIlliam and mary. constitutional monarchy. limited power with a bill of rights.

Metacom’s (king philip’s) war

cheif names metacom united many tribes in southern new england and attacked settlers. thousands on both sides were killed. colonial forces won, ending native american resistance in New england.

Bacon’s rebellion

rebellion against william berkely’s government, which favored large planters. Bacon raised an army of volunteers and raided indian villages, as well as burned Jamestown

Pueblo revolt

uprising of pueblo people against spanish colonizers and forced christianization. only instance where natives successfully expelled a colonizing power from north America.

indentured servants

people agree to work for a landowner for a certain period, in exchange for room and board.

first great awakening

emotional preaching and personal spiruital experiences

Jonathan Edwards

initiated the great awakening “sinners in the hands of an angry god” believed people could apologize for sins and be saved

George Whitefield

traveled across the colonies and preached about hell. believed ordinary people could learn the gospel without ministers

new lights/old lights

new: believed in teachings of the GA

Old: condemned the teachings of the GA

Ben Franklin

placed the first cartoon in a newspaper. colonial leader who suggested colonies form common Gov. albany plan of union

Phillis wheatly

poet known for her triumph over slavery and quality of verse

John peter zenger

NY publisher who criticized Gov and went to trial. encouraged newspapers to criticize colonial gov.

the American Enlightenment

reason, liberty, induvidual rights. helped lead to the american revolution

John Locke

believed people had rights because they are human. rational for AR and principals of the constitution.