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john smith
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WHO: A man who moved to Jamestown with the other colonists but then took over when he same how the colony was slowly deteriorating
WHAT: he forced the colonists to plant better crops, build better houses, and traded with Powhatan WHEN: Smith gained control in 1608 WHY: He took over the settlement in Jamestown. Sadly he was injured and went back to England with a strong leader. |
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Jamestown
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a settle ment where the settlers traded with the powahaton tribe for maufactured english goods but eventually wound up stealing from them
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john rolfe
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WHO: colonist in Jamestown
WHAT DID HE DO: he helped solve the problem of not making a profit for the London Company HOW: he introduced a sweeter West Indian variety and the colonists were able to export tobacco to England successfully. WHEN: 1612 |
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indentured servants
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WHO: People who could often were in some financial trouble
WHAT: Not slaves- they signed an indenture, or contract, to work from 4 to 7 years for those who paid their ship fare to America. WHERE: Started in Virginia then moved throughout the colonies WHEN: For 40 years (around 1620) WHY: for instance if someone was moving 2 Virginia but could not afford the traveling costs. |
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house of burgessess
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WHO: Virginia’s elected assembly
WHAT: People were complaining that the members of the House of Burgesses raised taxes only to pay themselves a higher salary. WHERE: Virginia WHEN: the late 1600s WHY: the colonists said this after Governor William Berkeley made a comment about the citizens which they made a truthful about the government to defend themselves. |
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great migration
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def: a mass movement of puritans trying to escape to religious freedom
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massachusetts bay colony
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WHO: A group of Puritans and merchants
WHAT: Planned 2 start a Puritan colony in North America WHERE: North America, Massachusetts WHEN: 1629- King Charles I granted the charter. 1630-group of Puritan ships left England for America WHY: Because they hoped to have the freedom to establish their own religion. |
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Anne Hutchinson
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WHO: A woman who angered the authorities by voicing her opinions about the government
WHERE: Rhode Island WHEN: 1645s WHY: did not agree with anything the government nor clergy had to say. |
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New England Colonies:
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island |
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Middle colonies
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Pennsylvania
Delaware New Jersey New York |
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coloinies of south
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Spanish Florida
Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Maryland |
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puritans
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WHO: A group of people in England who were religiously strong
WHAT: A group of people from England who wanted to reform, or purify the Church of England WHERE: England WHEN: throughout the 16 and 1700s WHY: They wanted to reform the church because they thought it was corrupt and kept too many catholic traditions |
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pilgrams
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WHO: Separatists
WHAT: A group of Separatists that were to be persecuted by the authorities WHERE: England then left England to reach religious freedom WHEN: they left England in 1607 WHY: they left England to escape such treatment mentioned above |
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mayflower compact
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def: basic laws and social rules that would goven their colony
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roger williams
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WHO: Roger Williams- a minister who disagreed with the leadership of Massachusetts
WHAT: Left the colony, spent two years with the local Indians, came back 2 the colony to gather up his followers to start a complete separation from the church of England, talked badly about the Massachusetts government, was banished from the colony for his actions, then started Rhode Island WHERE: Massachusetts. WHEN: 1630s WHY: He left the colony because he disagreed with the government and leadership of Massachusetts |
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georgia
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def:they founded it for relief for poor people and a buffer against spanish florida
-their leader Oglethorpe outlawed slavery, limited sizes of land grants to 500 acres each, mad alcohol illegal -colonists overthrew him |
