U.S History Unit 0 quiz

Puritans

English Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England.

Pilgrims

Separatists who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620 for religious freedom.

Indentured Servants

People who worked for years in exchange for passage to America.

Enslaved People

Individuals forced to work without freedom or pay.

Colonization

Establishing settlements in a new territory by a country.

Magna Carta

1215 English charter limiting the king’s power.

English Bill of Rights

1689 law giving rights to Parliament and citizens.

Mayflower Compact

1620 agreement for self-government in Plymouth.

House of Burgesses

First representative assembly in American colonies (Virginia, 1619).

Direct Democracy

Citizens vote directly on laws and decisions.

Triangular Trade

Trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Mercantilism

Economic policy where colonies serve to enrich the mother country.

New England Colonies

Northern colonies with small farms, trade, shipbuilding.

Middle Colonies

Colonies with fertile soil, religious diversity, and trade.

Southern Colonies

Colonies with plantations, cash crops, and slavery.

Great Awakening

Religious revival in the colonies during the 1700s.

Reformation

Religious movement breaking from the Catholic Church in the 1500s.

Separatist

Person who wanted to break completely from the Church of England.

Quaker

Member of a Christian group promoting equality and peace.

Enlightenment

Movement emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights.