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Unit 2 New England C
Terms specific to the New England Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1620 | the year in which Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts and wrote the Mayflower Compact |
| Pilgrims (Separatists) | settlers that left England because of religious persecution, settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 |
| Mayflower Compact | written on Mayflower (ship), an agreement to work together to survive, important for self-government and majority rule, written in 1620 |
| Puritans | English dissidents who settled New England, held strict religious beliefs that controlled all parts of daily life, were not tolerant of others religions |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | first written constitution in America, created a formal, written government |
| Roger Williams | former Puritan minister (preacher/pastor) that was exiled (kicked out) from Massachusetts, established Rhode Island Colony |
| Anne Hutchinson | Puritan who was exiled (kicked out) from Massachusetts after a trial for heresy (not agreeing with Puritan Church) for preaching without permission, fled to Rhode Island Colony |
| Thomas Hooker | leader of the Puritan congregation that established Connecticut Colony |
| Subsistence farming | growing only enough food to feed a family |
| Navigation Acts | laws that said colonies were only allowed to trade with Great Britain (the Mother Country) |
| William Bradford | Separatist leader of the Plymouth Colony |
| Great Migration | the movement of at least 20,000 Puritans to New England for religious freedom |
| Direct Democracy | a type of government where people seek for themselves in person, usually on local matters, and example would be town hall meetings |