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8th Ringcard 9-26
Ringcard Vocab 9-26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| New England Way | Puritan way of life |
| Mayflower Compact | pilgrims signed before getting off boat |
| House of Burgesses | 1st representative assembly |
| Starving Time | Jamestown colonist suffered harsh winter and no food |
| Roger Williams | founder of Rhode island |
| Bacon's Rebellion | Nathaniel Bacon and landless farmers rebelled due to lack of representation |
| William Penn | founder of Pennsylvania |
| James Oglethorpe | founder of Georgia |
| King Philip's War | puritans and natives fought over land ownership - puritans won |
| New England Colonies | long cold winters - fishing and ship building |
| Middle Colonies | breadbasket |
| Southern Colonies | plantations and slaves |
| Magna Carta | 1215 - signed by king giving rights to people |
| Great Awakening | religious movement that swept the colonies |
| Enlightenment | science and reasoning as a path to knowledge |
| John Locke | unalienable rights |
| Glorious Revolution | change in leadership from king to William and Mary |
| English Bill of Rights | document that respected English citizens' rights |