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John Smith
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who:founder of Jamestown
when:May 26 1607 significance:First American colony |
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Jamestown
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what:first american colony founded by John Smith
when:1607 significance:allowed europeans to settle at America |
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Jointstock company
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What:coorporation/partnership with other companices. Stocks issue by company in order to have inancial contribution. Later able to sel stocks.
when:16th century significance:alloweds companies to gain moneey ann d sell when they need some |
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Indentured Servant
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whoperson who came to worek under contract from europe
when1665-75 significancepeople who cmae to America to flee teir problems and look for a better life |
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Puritans
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who: part of he Protestant community
when16th century significance:Founder of the Plymouth community |
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John Withrop
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who:Governer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
when:1639 significance:created a successful and powerful colony |
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King Philips war:
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what : war with native americans vs english colonists
when:1675-1676 significance:Bloodiest war in north america.The part of the colonist land was taken over by the American Indians |
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The Headright system
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what:legal grant of land to settlers that move to the new world(Virginiaand plymouth communitty continued)
when:1618 Jamestown significance:attracted population to come and live in the new world |
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The Calverts
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who:settlers of Maryland
what:1632 significance:Set a distinct government from their old European government |
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Bacon's Rebellion
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What:Rebellion against Berkely's laws and transactions with the Indians
When:1676 Significance:The issues and future conflicts with the Indians and the Europeans |
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William Penn
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Who:founder of the province of Pennsylvania
when: 1681 significance:Allowed Quakers to obtain their own property |
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Quakers
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who:religious group with no religious leaders who await for spiritual guidance
when:mid 17th century Significance:religious group that didn't want to engage in war or social actions.Everybody was seen as equal |
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Mercantilism
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What:economic theory that was seen as economic nationalism that depends on the capital
When:15th century Significance:created positive trade and supported the economy |
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Navigation acts
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What:No foreign trade with England and their colonies
When:1651 Significance:The colonies wanted to gain their own profit and wanted to have nothing to do with their old government |
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Roger Williams
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Who: Governor of Rhode Island
When: 1644 Significance: Allowed freedom of religion |
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Anne Hutchinson
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Who: She questioned the female role in the Puritan Society
When: 1634 Significance:Men feared that women who followed her preachings would gain more power than men |
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John coode's rebellion
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What: Protestants against the Maryland governors
When:1689 Significance:The protestant rebellion against unjust leaders |
