8th Grade Social Studies; 1587 - 1763 (Exploration and Colonization)

God (The 3 G’s)

Spreading Religion all Around the World; Spreading Christianity.

Mayflower Compact

Signed the Pilgrims, this was the First Self-Government. (Signed by 40 people)

Mercantilism

Trade within the 13 Colonies; Trade within Country

Jamestown, Virginia (VA)

First Colony found by the British in 1607, which they brought Tabacco.

Fundementals Orders of Connecticut

An example of the first constitution in the colonies.

New England Colonies

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

Middle Colonies

Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware

Free Enterprise System

Being able to price your own goods, government has no control to make the price.

Southern Colonies

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

The 1st Great Awakening

A period of great revivalism that spread throughout the colonies

Virginia House of Burgessess

The first elected legislative assembly in the America

Glory (The 3 G’s)

Land = Power

Gold (The 3 G’s)

Money

Toleration

The acceptance of different beliefs

Indentured vs. Enslaved Slaves

Indentured: Payed back what you owe for freedom. | Enslaved: A slave for Life

Anne Hutcherson

Founder of Rhode Island: Religious Freedom

William Penn

A Quaker, Established the state of Pennsylvania.

Thomas Hooker

Published the Fundemental Orders of Connecticut, and the Founder of the state Connecticut.