Colonial Period

Stono River Rebellion

1739 Slave rebellion in South Carolina where the rebel slaves killed slave holders and attempted to march to Florida.

Paternalism

Southern approach to slavery in which they believed that slaves needed to be cared for like children .

French and Indian War

Caused by English encroachment on the Ohio River Valley. Resulted in England passing taxes on the colonies to repay the war debt.

Salutary Neglect

Hands-off policy of the British in terms of governing the colonies. Other than trade

Salem Witch Trials

The accusations and trials of over 100 people in Massachusetts of witchcraft.

King Philip's War

1675-1676 Conflict between Metacom and the Wampanoag and New England settlers. Resulted in defeat for the native Americans and the dominance of European settlers over much of New England.

Jamestown

Founded by the Virginia Company in 1607 and after periods of massive amounts of death and starvation would eventually find success with Tobacco growing.

Indentured Servitude

Method of paying passage to North America by committing to a term of service for the person paying your way.

Headright System

Guarantee of a piece of land for anyone that could pay their passage. The more people you could pay for the passage of

Princeton and Harvard

Founded in the 17th and 18th century with the purpose of training protestant clergy.

Halfway Covenant

Opened up Baptism to anyone whose parents were baptized. Hoped to open up Puritanism to more people and expand congregation sizes.

First Great Awakening

Swept the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. Involved itinerant preachers spread their word in sermons like "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

Dominion of New England

When the English government sent in Edmund Andros to try to enforce the Navigation Acts and crack down on colonial smuggling. Lasted from 1686-1689

Roger Williams

Preacher that advocated the separation of church and state. Was banished from Massachusetts Bay by the Puritans and founded Rhode Island. Granted freedom of religion in Rhode Island and did not require the practice of one faith.

Proprietorships

When New World colonies were given to one specific person as a gift from the king. Maryland

Pontiac's Rebellion

When an Ottawa chief attacked English colonists in the Ohio River Valley in 1763-1766. Resulted in the Proclamation Line of 1763.

Proclamation Line of 1763

English regulation forbidding colonists from expanding west into the Ohio River Valley.

Mercantilism

Process of protecting national wealth through a tight control of trade and regulation of currency.

Mayflower Compact

Created in 1620 as an agreement for the governing system of the soon-to-be-established Plymouth colony. Government power comes from consent of governed

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Established in 1629 by Congregationalists (Puritans) that wanted to reform Anglicism.

John Winthrop

Viewed his colony as a "City Upon a Hill" for the world to emulate.

Roanoke

England's first attempt at settling North America. Settlement disappeared by 1590 for unknown reasons.

Bacon's Rebellion

Uprising of lower class whites against the government of William Berkley which favored his cronies. Fizzled out when the leader died of dysentery.

Anne Hutchison

Advocate of Antinomianism

William Penn

Quaker whose colony granted religious freedom and held a liberal view of civil liberties.

Albany Plan

Plan for colonial government that would collect taxes and fund defense efforts. Proposed in 1754