PERIOD 2 APUSH VOCAB

Jamestown (1607)

First permanent English settlement in North America.

House of Burgesses

First elected colonial assembly in Virginia.

Mayflower Compact

Agreement by Pilgrims to self-govern.

Tobacco

Cash crop that made Virginia profitable.

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Puritan colony in New England.

"City Upon a Hill"

Winthrop's idea that the colony should be a moral example.

King Philip's War

1675-1676 Native conflict resisting New England colonists; Natives lost.

Puritans vs. Pilgrims

Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England; Pilgrims wanted to separate.

Indentured Servants

Workers who labored temporarily for passage to America.

Bacon's Rebellion

A revolt in colonial Virginia where Nathaniel Bacon led angry frontier settlers against Governor Berkeley because of conflicts over Native American policies, lack of protection for farmers, and government favoritism toward the wealthy. It showed rising tension between poor colonists and the colonial elite.

Mercantilism

Economic system where colonies exist to benefit the mother country.

Salutary Neglect

British policy allowing colonies self-rule by ignoring strict enforcement.

Atlantic Slave Trade

Forced transport of Africans to the Americas for labor.

Middle Passage

Harsh sea journey enslaved Africans endured.

Stono Rebellion

An armed uprising of enslaved Africans in South Carolina who tried to escape to Spanish Florida for freedom. It was quickly defeated, and the colony responded by passing stricter slave laws.

Enlightenment

Movement emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights.

First Great Awakening

Religious revival focusing on emotional sermons.

Jonathan Edwards & George Whitefield

Prominent preachers of the Great Awakening.

Pueblo Revolt

1680 Native uprising that temporarily expelled Spanish from New Mexico.