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King Philip’s War

A multiyear conflict (1675) between the English and a Native alliance led by Wampanoags Metacom (King Philip) and Weetamoo, resulting in broadened freedoms for white New Englanders and dispossession of the Wampanoags.

Metacom

Wampanoag leader known as King Philip, who led a war against English colonists and was ultimately killed.

mercantilism

Policy of regulating the economies of colonies to benefit the mother country, practiced by Great Britain and other imperial powers.

Navigation Acts

Laws passed by English Parliament (1651–1775) to control colonial trade, which led to growing resentment among colonists.

Covenant Chain

Alliance formed in the 1670s between the English colony of New York and the Haudenosaunee League, extending later to other colonies and Native nations.

Yamasee War

War between South Carolina and Yamasee and Muscogee Indians, leading to the end of South Carolina's Indian slave trade despite the Yamasee's defeat.

Society of Friends (Quakers)

Religious group that believed in the 'inner light' of God, advocating for abolition of slavery and equal rights for women.

Bacon’s Rebellion

An unsuccessful revolt (1676) led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley’s administration in Virginia.

Glorious Revolution

A coup in 1688 that resulted in William of Orange taking the British throne, replacing James II.

English Bill of Rights

Laws enacted in 1689 that outlined the rights of English men and parliamentary powers, including taxation.

Lords of Trade

An English regulatory board established in 1675 to oversee colonial affairs.

Dominion of New England

Consolidation of multiple New England colonies into a single colony under Governor Edmund Andros in 1686.

English Toleration Act

A 1690 act allowing all English Protestants to worship freely.

Salem witch trials

Trials and executions in Salem, Massachusetts (1692), resulting from societal anxieties over witchcraft.

redemptioners

Indentured families or persons who received passage to America on the condition of working off their debts.

Walking Purchase

A controversial 1737 land deal where Pennsylvanian colonists deceived the Delaware Indians regarding land cession measurements.

backcountry

The area in colonial America stretching from central Pennsylvania south through the Shenandoah Valley into North and South Carolina.

staple crops

Important cash crops such as cotton and tobacco.

Natchez War

War initiated in 1729 by the Natchez Indians against the French, resulting in their defeat and displacement.