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Period 2 Dates →
1607–1754
Jamestown →
First permanent English settlement (1607) in Virginia
Chesapeake Colonies →
Maryland and Virginia
Virginia Company →
Joint-stock company that funded Jamestown
Corporate Colony →
Colony run by joint-stock company for profit
Royal Colony →
Colony ruled directly by the king
Proprietary Colony →
Colony granted to an individual by the king
Powhatan Confederacy →
Native group near Jamestown; early conflicts with settlers
"Starving Time" →
1609–1610 winter in Jamestown where most colonists died
Captain John Smith →
Leader who helped Jamestown survive by enforcing discipline
John Rolfe →
Introduced tobacco to Jamestown, saving the colony economically
Pocahontas →
Mediator between Powhatan and English; married John Rolfe
Tobacco in Virginia →
Cash crop that led to plantation economy and labor demand
House of Burgesses →
First representative assembly in the colonies (1619)
Indentured Servants →
Poor laborers who worked for passage to colonies
Headright System →
Gave 50 acres to anyone who paid for a laborer’s passage
First Africans in America →
Arrived in Virginia in 1619 as indentured servants
Maryland →
Proprietary colony founded for Catholics by Lord Baltimore
Act of Toleration (1649) →
Granted religious freedom to all Christians in Maryland
Lord Baltimore →
Founder of Maryland colony
Chesapeake Economy →
Based on tobacco plantations and farming
Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) →
Rebellion of landless farmers against Gov. Berkeley
Nathaniel Bacon →
Leader of western farmers during Bacon’s Rebellion
Governor William Berkeley →
Royal governor of Virginia criticized for favoring elites
Impact of Bacon’s Rebellion →
Led to shift from indentured servants to slavery
Slavery Becomes Hereditary →
Laws in 1660s made slavery permanent in colonies
Plymouth Colony →
Founded by Pilgrims (Separatists) in 1620 for religious freedom
Separatists →
Wanted to break completely from the Church of England
Puritans →
Wanted to reform/purify the Church of England
Mayflower Compact →
Early example of self-government and majority rule (1620)
William Bradford →
Governor of Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony →
Established by Puritans in 1630
John Winthrop →
Puritan leader who gave "City Upon a Hill" sermon
Great Migration →
15,000 Puritans migrated to New England in 1630s
Town Meetings →
Form of local government in New England
Freemen →
Male church members allowed to vote in Massachusetts
New England Economy →
Based on shipbuilding, trade, fishing, and small farms
Rhode Island →
Founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom
Roger Williams →
Believed in separation of church and state; founded Providence
Anne Hutchinson →
Banished for antinomianism (faith alone for salvation)
Connecticut →
Founded by Thomas Hooker
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut →
First written constitution in America (1639)
Pequot War →
Conflict between Puritans and Pequot tribe (1636–1638)
New Hampshire →
Became a royal colony in 1679
Halfway Covenant →
Allowed partial church membership in New England
King Philip’s War →
Metacom united tribes against colonists (1675–76)
Metacom (King Philip) →
Wampanoag chief who fought New England settlers
New England Confederation →
Alliance for defense against Native and European threats
Education in New England →
Required schools for towns; emphasized literacy
Harvard College →
First college in colonies, founded in 1636 to train ministers