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Unit 1 History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | The Virginia Company, and the first successful colony. Starts declining in 1609 due to "Starving Time" |
| Salem Witch Trials | Different people were accused of witchcraft, and threatened of death unless they confessed. |
| Theocracy | A government ruled by religious leaders. |
| Mercantilism | The philosophy that the colonies made to make the country money. |
| Joint Stock Company (JSC) | People invest in various companies hoping that it will do well. Franchises are good examples. |
| Roanoke | First attempted colony. John Winthrope left to gather more supplies and "quickly" return. Winthrope was held off for three years due to a storm. He came back and Roanoke was completely abandoned. |
| House of Burgess (burgers om nom) | Representatives -> Governor -> King. Used as a sort of court to make laws and settle disagreements. |
| Armada | An invasion using the Naval Army, or a fleet of warships. |
| Colonization | The act and process of taking over a plot of land and making your own colony in a less powerful area. |
| Virginia Company | Jamestown. Receives a charter to start a colony (Jamestown) along the James River. |
| John Smith | Uses Jamestown and the Native Americans to gain resources and trade, yet leads raids against them. |
| John Rolfe | Built trust and worked together with the Native Americans by marrying Pocahontas. |
| Pocahontas | Was used to make peace with colonizers by marrying John Rolfe. |
| Puritans | Known for hypocritacy. Strict observers of the bible and starters of the Salem Witch Trials |
| Pilgrims | Sepratists. Were taught how to farm and settled in by Native Americans |
| John Winthrope | He led the first attempted colony. He left for more supplies, but was held off for three years, and when he came back, Roanoke was completely abandoned. |
| Starving Time | In 1609, after John Winthrope left, the colonizers didn't know how to supply themselves with food, so they went through a period of famine. |
| William Bradford | Governor of the pilgrims in the Plymouth colony. Governor for 30 years |
| Anne Hutchinson | The first woman to speak up against and question the Puritan teachings. Created long lasting impacts. Established Rhode Island |
| Roger Williams | Followed behind Anne Hutchinson |
| Mayflower | The Ship of which the pilgrims rode into Massechuttes Bay |
| Mayflower Compact | Contracts and Charters made after establishing the new colony. |
| Plymouth | The colony off the tail of Massechuttes. Home to pilgrims |
| Massechuttes Bay Colony | Colony established by the Puritans |
| Peter Stuyvesant | Dutch Leader who helped expand the colony of current New York |
| Patroon | A person who brought 50 settlers to New Netherlands in exchange for a land grant |
| William Penn | Quaker that started Pennsilvania |
| Patroon System | The back and forth of patroons bringing in new citizens |
| James Oglethorpe | Helped start Georgia colony to protect English debtors |
| James | Duke of York, brother of King Charles, and colonizer of New York. |
| Powatan | Father of Pocohantas |
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MaddieStivers
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