Colonization Key Concepts / Terms

Puritans

Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England

House of Burgesses

First representative government

Who was Pennsylvania founded for?

Quakers

Navigation Act

restricted (limited) colonial trade and helped England make more profit (money) on trade

Enumerated Articles

outlined certain goods that could only be shipped to England or its colonies

Squanto

Helped the Pilgrims by teaching them how to plant their crops

Rhode Island (Roger Williams)

Founded because they felt Massachusetts government was too powerful

Georgia (James Oglethorope)

Safe haven for debtors (someone that owes money)

Requirements for voting

white, Christian men that owned land

Indentured servant

Worked to pay off cost of coming to the colonies, served for 3-7 years, master was to offer food and lodging, training often lead to useful skills to get a job after

Triangular Trade

Africa, West Indies, colonies

What did the colonies sell in return for slaves?

Rum

Middle Passage

Journey of slaves from Africa to the West Indies

Roanoke

One of the first attempts at a colony, vanished mysteriously

Import

Buying goods from a foreign country

Export

Selling goods to a foreign country

Cash Crops

Crops raised and sold for profit (money)

Salem

City made famous by witch trials

John Smith

Leader of Jamestown, forced colonists to work in order to eat

Mercantilism

The idea that colonies are needed to benefit the mother country by making her wealthy (rich)

Bacon’s Rebellion

Rebellion in Virginia over high taxes and falling tobacco prices,. showed settlers were determined to push further into native lands

Mayflower Compact

document written by the Pilgrims that made laws for the general good of the colony

Maryland (Lord Baltimore)

Founded for Catholics