Period 2 :)

Tobacco

Cash crop vital to the Chesapeake colonies' economy.

Indentured Servants

Workers bound by contract to work for a set period in exchange for passage to America.

Puritans

English Protestants seeking to reform the Church of England; influential in New England settlement.

Staple/Cash Crops

Agricultural products grown primarily for sale rather than local consumption.

Salutary Neglect

Informal British policy of minimal enforcement of trade laws in the colonies.

Town Meetings

Local assemblies in New England used for self-governance and decision-making.

Colonial Assemblies

Elected legislative bodies in the American colonies that passed local laws and taxes.

King Philip’s War

Conflict (1675–1676) between Native American inhabitants and New England settlers.

Pueblo Revolt

1680 uprising by Pueblo peoples against Spanish colonial rule in the Southwest.

First Great Awakening

18th-century religious revival emphasizing personal faith and piety.

Enlightenment

Intellectual movement stressing reason, science, and individual rights.

Anglicanization

Process by which colonial societies adopted Anglican practices.

Mercantilism

Economic theory advocating for a positive balance of trade and state control over commerce.

Chattel Slavery

System in which individuals are treated as property for life.