APUSH - Period 2 (1607-1754)

Jamestown founded date

1607

How was Jamestown founded?

100 men and boys arrive at Jamestown, Virginia from Virginia Company of London, and decide to make an official settlement there, they were seeking religious freedom

Mayflower Compact

established self-governance of the new Plymouth colony

Mayflower Compact date

1620

Plymouth Plantation foundation year

1620

Plymouth Plantation

established by Pilgrims from Mayflower ship

William Bradford

leader of Plymouth Plantation, wrote journal ‘Of Plymouth Plantation’

Massachusetts Bay Colony foundation year

1630

Massachusetts Bay Colony

founded by Puritans seeking religious freedom in Americas, aimed to create “a city on a hill” or a model community for the world to follow

John Withrop

governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony

The Bacon Rebellion

first major uprising in the colonies, farmers and indentured servants led by rich Nathaniel Bacon in Virginia against governor William Berkeley because of economic divides and tensions with Native Americans (rebels thought the Natives didn’t deserve their land)

The Bacon Rebellion date

1676

Pueblo Revolt date

1680

Pueblo Revolt

successful rebellion against Spanish colonial rule in New Mexico because of forced labor, religious conversion, and cultural suppression, NA managed to keep their independence for 12 yrs

First Great Awakening date

1730s

First Great Awakening

influenced the American Revolution, religious revival in which individual relationships with God was prevalent, influenced the establishment of educational institutions like Dartmouth and Brown

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade dates

1626-1808

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

forced migration of millions of Africans, taken in raids or wars, across the Atlantic to the Americas

the Middle Passage

what the journey across the Atlantic was called, characterized by cramped conditions, disease, and high mortality rates

Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643)

English preacher who organized religious meetings for women and often challenged male authority was banned from Massachusetts because of it

King Phillips War dates

1675-1676

King Phillips War

conflict between Native Americans and European settlers about European expansion, King Philips dead in war

King Phillips War result

eliminated the dominance of Native Americans in the colonies and paved the way for expansion and further colonization

Cash crops

crops that could be grown in large quantities and sold for profit

indentured servant

person whose travel to the Americas was paid for by a wealthy family, in return, they had to work for a period of time (usually 7 years) to pay off that debt

Headright system

anyone who paid for another person’s travel to the Americas would receive 50 acres of land per person

cereal crops

Crops grown as food rather than for profit, typically in New England

Navigation Acts

British laws imposed to restrict trade to the colonies: only ships made in Britian or the colonies could trade with the colonies, certain good could only be exported to Britian, ships had to pass through Britian where they would be taxed

Virginia House of Burgesses

first democratically elected legislative body in British North America, to allow colonists to elect representatives to voice their concerns and participate in the governing of the colony

Virginia House of Burgesses date of establishment

1619

town meetings

community gatherings where residents directly participate in making decisions about their towns