APUSH Chapter 3 Key Terms and Course Notes

Vocabulary flashcards based on APUSH Chapter 3 Key Terms and related lecture stream materials.

King Philip’s War

A devastating conflict (1675–1676) between Metacom and New England settlers, recognized as the deadliest conflict in colonial history.

Mercantilism

An economic policy where colonies existed to enrich the mother country by providing raw materials and consuming manufactured goods.

Navigation Acts

A series of English laws requiring that colonial goods be shipped on English vessels and pass through English ports.

Iroquois League (Haudenosaunee)

A powerful confederation of five (later six) Native American tribes located in New York.

Carolina(s)

Colonies established south of Virginia that developed plantation economies largely influenced by the Barbadian model.

Yamasee Wars

An uprising in 1715 by Native American tribes in South Carolina against colonial

traders and land speculators.

William Penn / Quakers

A religious group known for pacifism and egalitarianism, who founded Pennsylvania under the leadership of William Penn.

Slave Codes

A series of laws passed by colonial assemblies to define the status of enslaved people

and control their behavior.

Nathanial Bacon / Bacon’s Rebellion

An armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against the

colonial governor’s policies. The rebellion exposed severe class tensions between the wealthy tidewater elite and the land-hungry frontier settlers.

English Bill of Rights

A 1689 act passed by the English Parliament that established the supremacy of

Parliament over the Crown and outlined basic rights for subjects.

Dominion of New England / Edmond Andros

An administrative union of English colonies in New England (and later New

York/New Jersey) under the strict rule of Governor Edmund Andros.

Jacob Leisler / Leisler’s Rebellion

An uprising in New York City in 1689 following the Glorious Revolution, where

seized power in the name of the new monarchs. The rebellion exposed severe class tensions between the wealthy tidewater elite and the land-hungry frontier settlers. He was executed.

English Toleration Act

A 1689 law that granted religious freedom to non-conformist Protestants, though not

to Catholics.

Salem Witch Trials

A series of hearings and persecutions of alleged witches in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693, resulting in the execution of twenty individuals.

Staple Crops / Cash Crops

Agricultural products that are grown primarily for sale and profit, such as tobacco, rice, and indigo.

Anglicization

The process by which American colonies began to adopt British customs, culture, and social norms, leading to a more British identity among colonists.

Coverture laws

Legal doctrines that placed a married woman's legal identity and rights under her husband's control, limiting her autonomy.

Blue Laws

Laws designed to restrict personal behavior, especially on Sundays, in accordance

with strict moral or religious codes.