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jingoism
extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.
Roger Williams
an English colonist in New England, founder of the colony of Rhode Island and pioneer of religious liberty.
Anne Hutchinson
a spiritual leader in colonial Massachusetts who challenged male authority
Communal
shared by all members of a community; for common use.
Indenture
a legal agreement, contract, or document; bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer.
Rebellion
a violent organized action by a large group of people who are trying to change their country's political system
dissent
the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held ;
hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed.
theocracy
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Massasoit
the leader of the Wampanoag when the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth in 1620.
proprietor
the owner of a business, or a holder of property.
metacomet
intertribal leader of a confederation of indigenous peoples that included the Wampanoag and Narraganset.
pluralism
a condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist. ;
the practice of holding more than one office or church benefice at a time.
republicanism
support for a republican system of government. ;
(in the US) the principles or policies of the Republican Party.
tyranny
cruel and oppressive government or rule.
infer
deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
Benjamin Franklin
One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Salutary neglect
policy of the British government from the early to mid-18th century regarding its North American colonies under which trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose as long as the colonies remained loyal to the British government and contributed to the economic profitability of Britain.
facilitate
make (an action or process) easy or easier.
ostensibly
apparently or purportedly (stated to be true but not necessarily true), but perhaps not actually.
John Winthrop
the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England.
William Penn
was an English Quaker leader and advocate of religious freedom, who oversaw the founding of the American Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers and other religious minorities of Europe.
Sachem
a chief ; boss/leader
Stono Rebellion
a slave rebellion that commenced on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina.
Imperial
relating to an empire.
Ideal
satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.
existing only in the imagination; desirable or perfect but not likely to become a reality.
a person or thing regarded as perfect.
Homogeny
similarity because of common evolution
Anglo Saxon
relating to or denoting the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest.
a Germanic inhabitant of England between the 5th century and the Norman Conquest.
another term for Old English.
Scots Irish
an ethnic group found in the province of Ulster in the north of Ireland.
Custom
a tariff or tax imposed on goods when transported across international borders
Colonial
relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies.
a native or inhabitant of a colony.