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Unit 1 Colonies Voca

TermDefinition
Jamestown The first successful and permanent English colony in North America.
Joint Stock Company Group of investers that share profits and losses in a company.
John Smith Person who helped Jamestown survive with his leadership.
John Rolfe Person that introduced tabacco growing in Jamestown, made it successful
Indentured servent Person who agrees to work for 7-10 years in exchange for free passage into america, given freedom and land at the end of there contract.
Powhatan group of Native Americans that helped and also fought with the Jamestown settlers.
Pocahantes Daughter of native American chief that helped Jamestown by providing food.
House of Burgesses first representitive government in north america, located in Virginia colony.
Separatists Also called the pilgrims, wanted a break from the church of England.
Plymouth Name of colony that Separatists established for religious freedom.
Mayflower compact Government of the pilgrims that set up majority rule in their colony.
Squanto Native American that helped pilgrims by showing them how to grow using fish as a technique.
Puritans Religious group that wanted to stay with the Church of England and reform it.
Massachusettes Bay The name of the colony the puritans establisehed.
Theocracy Type of government where religious leaders make the laws.
John Winthrop Governer of Massachusettes bay, leader of the Puritans.
William Bradford Governer of Plymouth, leader of the puritans
City on a hill Name of a speech given by John Winthrop that says Massachusettes will be an example of religious faith and hard work.
Thomas Hooker Founder of the Conneticut colony.
Roger Williams founder of Rhode Island, wanted peace with the Native Americans.
Rhode Island First colony that established religious freedom.
Anne Hutchinson Woman who challenged Massachusettes Bay by holding her own churNch meetings.
New Netherlands Dutch colony that would become New York, encouraged tolerance.
Quakers Religious group that settled Pennsylvania.
Quakers Believed in equality between men and woman, slavery was evil, and they could experience god through inner light.
First Great Awakening Religious movement that swept through the colonies in the early 1700s.
First Great Awakening Revival that lead 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 of Sinners in the hands of an angry god.
Middle Passage 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.
Mercantilism The economic system where in which a mother country sends manufactured goods to its colonies in exchange for raw materials.
Georgia Founded as a buffer colony and a place for the poor to work off their debts.
Debtor Someone who owes money to another.
James Oglethorpe Founder of the Georgia colony.
Cash Crops crops that are sold to make profit in a global market.
Overt Ways in which Slaves fought back that were obvious; they ran away or led a rebellion against their owners.
Passive Ways that slaves resisted slavery that were not obvious; slowed down work, broke equipment, and faked illnesses.
Navigation Acts Laws passed by parliament that regulated trade in the colonies so only England benefits.
Separatists Religious groups that wanted to break away from the church of England.
Navigation Acts Series of laws tat required the colonies to only trade with Great Britain.
France Country in Europe that colonized Canada and the Mississippi river valley.
Spain Country in Europe that founded colonies in South America, Mexico, and the Southwest
William Penn Leader of Quakers that signed a treaty with the Native Americans.
Spain Catholic Nation, colonized the Americas for gold and to convert Natives to Christianity.
France Catholic Nation that colonized America to profit off the fur trade with Native Americans.
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