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Chapter 4 terms

American Life in the 17th Century

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Headright System whoever paid the passage of a laborer recieved the right to aquirer 50 acres.
Indentured Servants Whites who worked without pay for a certain number of years to pay for their passage
Bacon's Rebellion landless young men full of resentment reaked hovoc on Jamestown.
Governor William Berkely governer of Virgina colon. Driven out during the rebellion. Friendly toward inidians policy.
Nathaniel Bacon led the stinken rebellion stupid
Middle Passage route of slave ships from Africa to North America
Royal African Company company that caried slaves to the colonies
Triangular Trade Raw materials go to Europe. Finished good go to Africa, slaves go to colonies
"African Diaspora" was the movement of Africans and their descendants to places throughout the world
New York City slave revolt 1712 natural fight for freedom. Revolt where a dozen of whites where killed and 21 blacks executed.
Stono Rebellion More than 50 South Carolina blacks along tje Stono River exploded in revolt and tried to march to Spanish Florida only to be stopped by the local militia
"FFVs" "first families of virginia" families established in Virginia before 1690
Harvard College 1636 established by the puritans.
William and Mary College 1693 college in jamestown
"jeremiad" A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.
Salem Witch Craft Trials 1692 hysterica witch hunts and hangings as a result of jealous, revenge and greed b/c people would accused one another
Half Way Convenant modified the "convenant" to admit to baptism, but not "full communion" the unconverted children of existing members. Weakened the distinction between the elect and others
Town Meeting Democracy
Leisler's Rebellion 1689-91
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