Topic unit 2.3

Royal colonies

were under the direct authority and rule of the king's government

Proprietary Colony

a colony that was under the authority of individuals granted charters of ownership by the king.

dysentrey and malaria

what did the warm and swampy area in which Jamestown was founded on contribute to?

1624

Virginia becomes a royal colony

a threat to his religious and political authority

what did King james I view religious dissenters as?

Pilgrims

also known as separatists, wanted to organize a completely separate church that was independent of royal control. Founded Plymouth bay

Puritans

more moderate dissenters who believe that the church of England could be reformed or purified. founded Massachusetts Bay

1625

King charles I takes throne, increasing the persecution of puritans

Great Migration

a period in time in which religious and political conflict in England in the 1630s drew out nearly 15,000 settlers to Massachusetts.

1630

Boston is founded by John Winthrop

these settlements were more town like and had more farms

What made the New England settlements different than the Virginia settlements?

1632

King Charles splits off part of Virginia to create Maryland

maryland

what was the first propietary colony?

Act of toleration

first colonial statute granting religious freedom to all Christians

1649

Acts of Toleration passed

Puritan leadesr often showed intolerance to anyone who questioned their religious teachings, often banishing dissidents from the colony

what led directly to the findings of Connecticut and Rhode Island settlements.

that the indiviuals conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority

what did Roger Williams believe that got him banished from the Boston settlement.

1636

Roger williams finds one of the first Baptists churches in America

antinomianism

the idea that since individuals receive salvation through their faith alone, they are not required to follow to follow traditional moral laws

1638

Anne Hutchinson and her followers find Portsmith

1644

Rogers Williams is given a charter for Rhode Island

1636

thomas hooker led a group of puritans and founded Hartford

Fundamental Orders of Conneticut

First written constitution in American History

1665

Connecticut founded

1679

New Hampshire Founded

Royal Colony

what kind of colony was New Hampshire

halfway covenant

was offered by some clergy so that people could become partial members if they had not felt a conversion

Restoration Colonies

colonies founded under charles II

The restoration

the period in which King Charles II was restored to the monarchy following a brief period of republican rule

1702

New Jersey founded

1664

New York founded

believed that religious authority was found within each person and not in the Bible nor in any outside source

Quakers

Frame of Government

guaranteed a representative assembly elected by landowners.

Charter of Liberties

a written constitution which guaranteed freedom of worship for all and unrestricted immigration.