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Vocab 2.4
Vocab words
| Tern | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fundamental Orders | Laws created by Mr. hooker for the people of Connecticut, First European Conquistador in North America. |
| Pequot Wars | War between Pequot N.A. and colonists from Connecticut. |
| William Penn | Quaker, Founder of Pennsylvania founded it for a safe place for quakers. |
| Quakers | group of Christians picked on for their beliefs "society of friends" is the official church name. |
| New Netherland | New York AKA New Netherland, founded by dutch, fur trade was the motive for the English to invade they then maned it New York |
| Act Of Toleration | Law Created in ML to prevent Catholics and puritans- from killing each other. |
| James Oglethorpe | Founder of Georgia, founded it to provide people who had debt a Safe debt free place. |
| Mercantilism | It was the dominant economic theory guiding europe colonial expansion from the 16th to the 18th century |
| Navigation Acts | 1) No trading unless they used an English boat. 2) All boats had to be 75% english. 3) Colonies could export certain goods only to england. |
| Dominion of New england | All of the New England colonies including New Jersey and New York that were punished for breaking the Navigation Acts. |
| Glorious Revolution | Called the bloodless revolution since no one died, James II was peacefully kicked out. |
| Salutary Neglect | A period in time where england did not care about what the colonies did and as a result they tasted freedom. |
| Edmund Andros | Governor of D.O.N.E sent by James II canceled town meetings (taxed without consent) Violated Blue Laws. |
| Triangular Trade | Trade of slaves sugar, molasses, and rum between the Americas, africas, and Europe, most famous part in middle passageway. |
| Middle Passage | Middle leg of triangular trade it was the movement of slaves from Africa to America over 2 million were transported. |
| Stono's Rebellion | about 20 slaves all gathered to flee to Florida in the stono's river and they killed 20 farmers. |
| Enlightenment | The use of science and logic to understand the world, was governed by universal laws. |
| Benjamin Franklin | Thinker who had Many jobs, influenced founding fathers for the U.S.A |
| Jonathan Edwards | The main Pastor during the great awakening he gave a very famous speech called "sinners in the hands of an angry god" |
| Great Awakening | Religious revival of christianity stating in MA. after the enlightenment period. |