SS UNIT 1

Town Meetings

Helped to increase democracy within New England colonies

Salutary Neglect

S. British laws were not really enforced as long as the colonies remain loyal and traded England.

African Contributions

African slaves influence the architecture, agriculture, and food ways of the colonies.

New Amsterdam

Settled by the Dutch but soon taken over by the English

Representative Assembly

All of the colonies had this in common politically

Indentured Servants

Contracted workers who worked in the colonies

William Penn

He created a safe haven for Quakers and attracted a diverse population.

Pequot War

1st major conflict between the New England's colonist and the native Americans of the region.

Trans-Atlantic Trade

the exchange of goods between the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Virginia Company of London

The group of investors that formed the joint stock company that sponsored the Jamestown colony

Tobacco

Southern region depended on this for economic gain

House of Burgesses

The first elected colonial legislature, Sign of democracy and self-government

Powhatan

Group of people who had a tense and confrontational relationship with British settlers in the Southern region

Bacon's Rebellion

Resulted in the use of land owners using slaves instead of indentured servants

Rhode Island

Safe haven for religious dissenters that were kicked out of Massachusetts

Salem Witch Trials

Showed that Puritans were willing to kill other colonists due to their fear of the devil (Paranoia)

King Phillip's War

Proved that colonists were stronger than natives, Gave the colonists a sense of independence and unity

Pennsylvania

Created by William Penn as a haven for Quakers and had a diverse population

Mercantilism

Trade system between the colonies and England that benefited England more

Middle Passage

Section of the triangular trade route that carried slaves from Africa to Americas

Great Awakening

Revival of religious beliefs that was experienced by all of the colonies

Benjamin Franklin

A major example of social mobility