The Thirteen Colonies and the British Empire (1607-1754)

Flashcards covering key concepts and terms from the lecture on the Thirteen Colonies and the British Empire from 1607 to 1754.

Charter

A document granting special privileges, establishing a colony's authority and structure.

Corporate Colonies

Colonies that were operated by joint-stock companies, such as Jamestown.

Royal Colonies

Colonies under the direct authority and rule of the king's government, like Virginia after 1624.

Proprietary Colonies

Colonies under the authority of individuals granted charters by the king, such as Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Indentured Servants

Young people who worked for a specific period in exchange for passage and sustenance, usually four to seven years.

Mayflower Compact

An early agreement signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower to create a government based on majority rule.

Act of Toleration

The first colonial statute that granted religious freedom to all Christians in Maryland, enacted in 1649.

Bacon's Rebellion

A revolt led by Nathaniel Bacon against the government of Virginia due to grievances of small farmers.

Halfway Covenant

A religious solution for maintaining Puritan church membership allowing partial church membership without a conversion experience.

Triangular Trade

A pattern of trade among the Americas, Europe, and Africa involving goods and enslaved people.

Quakers

Members of the Religious Society of Friends, advocating for equality, nonviolence, and internally derived religious authority.

Georgia

Founded in 1732 as the last of the British colonies, meant as a buffer against Spanish Florida and a place for debtors.

Mercantilism

An economic policy where colonies exist to enrich the parent country through trade and resource provision.

Navigation Acts

Laws enforcing trade regulations that mandated colonial trade be conducted on English or colonial ships.

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The first written constitution in American history that established a representative government.

The Dominion of New England

A combined administrative unit of several colonies created in 1686 to enforce royal authority.

Great Migration

The movement of about 15,000 Puritans to Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s due to persecution in England.