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17 Cards in this Set
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Anne Hutchinson
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Pioneer settler in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and held bible meetings for woman and men and eventually went beyond bible study to proclaim her own theological interpretations of sermons. Some offended the colony leadership.
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John Winthrop
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Led a group of English Puritans to the New World. Famous for his “City Upon a Hill” sermon which argued that the wealthy had a holy duty to look after the poor.
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Roger Williams
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An English theologian. Notable proponent of religious toleration and the separation of church and state. Received a charter creating the colony of Rhode Island. Credited for originating either the first or second Baptist church established in America.
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Jonathan Edwards
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Part of the Great Awakening, Edwards gave gripping sermons about sin and the torments of Hell.
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William Bradford
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A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony, 1621-1657. He developed private land ownership and helped colonists get out of debt. He helped the colony survive droughts, crop failures, and Indian attacks.
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Quakers
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Known as the Religious Society of Friends. Founded in England as a Christian religious denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity.
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House of Burgesses
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The Virginia House of Burgesses formed, the first legislative body in colonial America. Later other colonies would adopt houses of burgesses.
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Indentured Servitude
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Form of debt bondage worker. Laborer is under contract of an employer for usually three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities.
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Headright System
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Headrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists.
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Joint-stock company
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Type of business entity. A type of corporation or partnership between two companies.
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Predestination
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Religious concept. Involves the relationship between god and his creation. Believed that god determined the fate of the universe throughout all of time and space.
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Mayflower Compact
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1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
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Proclamation of 1763
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A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.
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Navigation Acts
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British regulations designed to protect British shipping from competition. Said that British colonies could only import goods if they were shipped on British-owned vessels and at least 3/4 of the crew of the ship were British.
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The Great Awakening
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Puritanism had declined by the 1730s, and people were upset about the decline in religious piety. The Great Awakening was a sudden outbreak of religious fervor that swept through the colonies. One of the first events to unify the colonies.
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Maryland Act of Religious Toleration
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In order to protect the Catholics from the immigrating Puritans and Protestants. Allowed freedom of worship for all Christians in Maryland but sentenced anyone to death who denied the divinity of jesus.
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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Set up a unified government for the towns of the Connecticut area (Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield). First constitution written in America.
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