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Stono Rebellion
A slave insurrection that occurred in South Carolina in 1739.
Pennsylvania Colony Success
Resulted from Penn’s careful planning and his policy of selling land to settlers.
Indentured Labor System
Enabled poor people to seek opportunity in America during the Colonial period.
Tobacco Introduction
Led to the use of indentured servants and later enslaved Africans for agricultural labor in Virginia.
John Peter Zenger Trial
Established the principle that an editor could not be punished for seditious libel if the words were accurate.
Navigation Acts
Intended by the British government to guarantee a financial share of colonial exports.
Mercantilism
The British policy that the Navigation Acts were part of.
Puritan Goals in Massachusetts
Sought to create a model community promoting government by strict religious principles.
Roger Williams & Anne Hutchinson
Challenged the authority of Puritan magistrates and ministers.
Institutionalized Slavery
Resulted from the decline of indentured labor by the late 1600s in North America.
Parliament's Authority
The Navigation Acts were generally accepted by the majority of American colonists as a legitimate use.
Great Awakening
Led to splits among existing religious denominations and the rise of new churches in the 1740s.
Bacon’s Rebellion
Resulted from the dissatisfaction of Virginia farmers with the colonial governor's failure to protect them against American Indian raids.
English Colonists' Motivation
Sought economic opportunity and improved living conditions in North America.
European Settlement Expansion
Most directly led to the use of enslaved Native Americans and Africans for labor in colonial agriculture.
Church and State in Massachusetts Bay
Characterized by the requirement of church membership for voting and holding office.
Colonial Cities
Functioned primarily as mercantile centers for collecting agricultural goods and distributing imported manufactured goods.
Slavery in British North American Colonies
Legally established in all colonies by the early 1700s.
Cooperative Relations with American Indians
Generally found among colonists from France.
British Colony Settlers' Motivation
Primarily seeking profit in Virginia during the seventeenth century.
European Nations Sending Settlers
Germany, Scotland, Ireland, and the Dutch were among those that sent settlers to the British North American colonies.
