Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Colonial America

1492-1754

QuestionAnswer
What was the most influential Native American alliance (they ceased wars between tribes) The Iroquis Confederacy
What was the biggest difference between Indians and settlers? the concept of private property
This was a joint stock company that founded colonies for a profit The VA company
What was the main source of tobacco/crop labor before the 1675? Indentured Servants
What was the system that mandated that whoever paid for an indentured servant's immigration could earn 50 acres of land? headright system
This act exposed tensions between the poor (freed indentured servants) and the rich Bacon's Rebellion
What spread slavery? Tobacco
What was the name of the rebellion when slaves tried to run away to Florida in order to gain freedom? Stono's Rebellion
This group of people escaped from England to escape religios restrictions/oppression and the recession. They believed in strict moral conduct, a close state/church relationship & did not believe in religious diversity (led by John Winthrop). The Puritans
Who challenged clerical authority & backed it up with revelations from God then was banished to Rhode Island? Anne Hutchinson
Who founded Rhode Island with the idea of religious freedom/toleration and thought that states could not handle religious matters? Roger Williams
This colony was founded by William Penn. It granted religious freedom, gave women larger roles in church, & had a repres. assembly. Pennsylvania
This law stated that certain colonial products could only be sent to England Navigation Acts
Married women in colonial times could not own _____ property
This idea was based on the consent of the governed republicanism
Who was the first published African American poet that created the African American genre? Phyllis Wheatley
Who was the 1st woman that was published in colonial America? Anne Bradstreet
Who was the founder of Maryland? Lord Baltimore
This document allowed religious freedom for all Christians and protected Catholics Maryland Act of Toleration
He gave the colonists tobacco as a cash crop John Rolfe
They believed in equality of men/women, nonviolence, resistance to military Quakers
What war united tribes to kill English settlers? (The colonists won) King Philip's War (AKA Metacomb)
What act stated that GB had the right to tax colonists and make decisions for them? Declaratory Act
Who came up with "no taxation without representation"? John Dickinson
What act established the Catholic church as the official religion in Quebec for the French? The Quebec Act
What established the line of demarcation in the New World (divided E from W)? Treaty of Tordesillas
This country wanted to settle N. America for economic purposes and gold Spain
This country wanted to settle N. America to loo for a NW passage and expand an economy based on fur, fish, and trade France
This country wanted to settle N. America for religious/economic purposes England
What was the first government/assembly in N. America? House of Burgesses
Who lead the Plymouth colony? William Bradford
Who were the pilgrims who wanted to break away from the England church? Separatists
The first constitution in history for representative gov't Fundamental orders of CT
est. by puritans who left to escape persecution; John Winthrop theocracy=church was paramount in all decisions (political & religious) Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mayflower compact a document written by the Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society and setting guidelines for self-government
Created by: saltigergrl
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards