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17 Cards in this Set
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John Smith
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*A famous English explorer
*Participated in the colonization of Virginia *1606 *Helped the early settlers survive |
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Jamestown
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*A colony in early Virginia
*Founded in December of 1606 *Was the first colony in virginia |
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Joint Stock Company
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*A company with 2 or more legal representatives
*Involved in the colonization efforts on Virginia in 1606 *Provided fundings for the effort |
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Indentured Servants
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*Basically slaves
*Did slave work *1600's |
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The Headright System
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*System that rewards colonizations
*1607ish *encouraged more people to cross the pond |
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Puritans
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*Religious group that came to America seeking religious freedom
*Came to America seeking religious freedom *Seeked religious freedom, but didn't tolerate other religions |
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John Winthrop
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*Well respected Virginian governor
*Kept settlers in check for 12 terms *Not liked by puritans |
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King Phillip's War
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*New england settlers and the native people
*War between Native Americans and settlers *The bloodiest battle on American soil to date |
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The Calverts
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*Important family during early colonization
*Provided funding for the colonies during settlement and their relief effort *Lord Baltimore's son was governor for some time |
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Bacon's Rebellion
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*Rebellion against colonial rule
*Attacked Native american tribes without orders or provocation *Largest rebellion of colonial history |
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William Penn
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*Exclusive proprieter of the Virginian province
*1704 *Had exclusive rights to sell territory in virginian settlements |
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Quakers
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*Pacifists in jamestown
*Tried to stop the fighting between the Native Americans and settlers *mid-late 1600 |
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Mercantalism
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*System that took advantage of profit in settlements
*Mercantalism failed to turn up any profit in Jamestown until the discovery of tobacco *As soon as a charter for America was aquired. 1600's |
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Navigation Acts
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*Restricted trading to almost exclusively Britain
*Profited England with tobacco revenue *1645 *England basically said, "Oh no, now it's convinient for us to make a profit from jamestown, so let's restrict trading to only us." |
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Roger William
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*The first pro-ponet to religious freedom and the separation of church
*Made a community that gave shelter to religious minorities *1636 |
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Anne Hutchinson
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*A woman from Maryland that wanted religious tolerance
*Proposed religious freedom, got banished from Maryland for it. *1930's |
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John Coode's Rebellion
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*Leader of the rebellion against colonial
*Led the rebellion against the British ruling Maryland *The 1st act of rebellion against Britian, sparked thoughts of self rule and patriotism. *1689 |
