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AJ Lippe Unit #1

Aug. 31 at midnight

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Jamestown the first successful and permanent English colony in North America
joint stock company group of investors that share the profits and losses of a colony
john smith Person that helped Jamestown survive with his leadership
john rolfe The person that introduced tobacco growing in Jamestown
indentured servant A person that agrees to work 7-10 years in exchange for free passage to america, given freedom and land at the end of their contract
powahatans A group of native Americans that helped and also fought with the Jamestown settlers
Chief powahatan Daughter of a native american chief that helped Jamestown by providing food
The house of Burgesses First representative government in North America, located in Virginia colony
separatists Also called the pilgrims wanted a break from the church of England
Massachusetts bay Name of the colony the separatists established for religious freedom
democracy government of the pilgrims that set up majority rule in their colony
squanto Native American who helped pilgrims by showing them how to grow food using fish as a technique
puritans Religious group that wanted to stay in England and reform it
Massachusetts the name of the colony the puritans established
theocracy type of government in which religious leaders make the laws
john winthrop governor of Massachusetts Bay, a leader of the Puritans
william bradford governor of Plymouth, leader of the Pilgrims
A model of christian charity name of a speech given by John Winthrop that says Massachusetts will be an example of religious faith and hard work
thomas hooker founder of the Connecticut colony
roger williams The founder of Rhode island, wanted peace with the native Americans
rhode island the first colony that established religious freedom
Anne hutchison woman that challenged the leader of Massachusetts Bay by having her own church meetings
new netherlands Dutch colony that would become New York, encouraged tolorance
quakers religious group that settled Pennsylvania and believed in equality between men and women, that slavery was evil, and that they could experience God through an “Inner Light”
the first great awakening religious movement that swept through the colonies in the early 1700s; a revival that led to more religious tolerance and more churches
george whitefield famous preacher in the first great awakening that traveled all over the colonies
jonathan edwards first great awakening preacher who preached the sermon sinners in the Hands of an angry God
the middle passage the journey slaves took from Africa to the Americas
triangular trade a network of trading between the Americans, Europe and Africa exchanging raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves
georgia founded as a buffer colony and a place for the poor to work off their debts
debtor a person that owes debt to another
James edward oglethorp founder of the Georgia colony
cash crops crops that are sold to make profit in the global market
arson, sabotage of crops, running away ways in which slaves fought back that were obvious; they ran away or led a rebellion against their owners
slave resistance ways slaves resisted slavery which were not obvious; they slowed down work, broke equipment, and faked illness
navigation acts Laws passed by Parliament that regulated trade in the colonies so that only England benefited (colonies could only trade with Great Britain)
edward hicks leader of the Quakers that signed a treaty with the native Americans
the french empire Catholic nation that colonized America to profit off the fur trade with the natives
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