British Colonization Flashcards

Flashcards covering the British colonies, trade, slavery and religion.

__ was an emerging elite class leader.

Pacifist who recognized religious freedom for all in his colony.

The _ Compact was signed by the pilgrims.

Before disembarking, the Pilgrims signed this to organize their government on the model of a self-governing church congregation.

The House of _ was a representative assembly.

A legislative body in Virgina that could levy taxes and pass laws.

The triangular trade consisted of what 3 items?

Rum, enslaved people, and sugarcane

__ is an economic system to gain as much wealth as possible by maintaining a favorable balance of trade

An economic system where each state's goal was to gain as much wealth as possible, measured by gold and silver, by exporting more than importing.

The __ Acts required merchants to trade with English colonies and ships.

Laws requiring merchants to trade with English colonies and English-owned ships, with valuable items passing through British ports for taxation.

Strict slave codes in Virginia defined slaves as __.

Defined slaves as property and made slavery a perpetual, hereditary institution.

_ resistance from enslaved people included maintaining customs, breaking tools, or faking illness.

Secretly maintaining cultural customs, breaking tools, or faking illness.

In the _ Rebellion of 1739, slaves in South Carolina stole weapons and killed plantation owners.

Slaves stole weapons, marched along the Stono River, burned plantations, and killed white people before the rebellion was squashed by the South Carolina militia.

Metacom's War in 1675, also known as _, led to the death of Metacom.

Led to the British allying with the Mohawk Indians, who ambushed and killed Metacom.

The __ was a movement that emphasized rational thinking

Emphasized rational thinking over tradition and religious revelation.

The Enlightenment introduced ideas like __ to the colonies.

Introduced ideas like natural rights, separation of powers, and the social contract to the colonies.

The __ was a religious revival in the colonies

A massive religious revival that swept through all the colonies, generating intense Christian enthusiasm.

__ was the act of seizing colonial men to serve in the Royal Navy.

The act of seizing colonial men and forcing them to serve in the Royal Navy.