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47 Cards in this Set
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Virginia company |
An English firm that planned to make money by sending people to America to find gold and other valuable natural resources and then ship the resources back to England. They established the first permanent English colony in America. |
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House of burgeresses |
The first European-type legislative body in the New World; Established in Virginia |
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Powhatan |
A notable American Indian chieftain in Virginia |
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Bacon's Rebellion |
An uprising largely of poor whites in Virginia who wanted land and the colonial government to take harsher actions toward American Indians; helped lead to the rise of slavery |
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Bacon's Rebellion |
An uprising largely of poor whites in Virginia who wanted land and the colonial government to take harsher actions toward American Indians; helped lead to the rise of slavery |
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Massachusetts Settlement |
Established by the puritans in the region known as New England |
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Bacon's Rebellion |
An uprising largely of poor whites in Virginia who wanted land and the colonial government to take harsher actions toward American Indians; helped lead to the rise of slavery |
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Massachusetts Settlement |
Established by the puritans in the region known as New England |
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Rhode Island Settlement |
Founded by religious dissenters from Massachusetts who were more tolerant of different religious beliefs |
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Half-Way covenant |
Allowed for partial church membership for the children and grandchildren of original puritans |
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King Philip's War |
(1675-1676) was an early conflict conflict between English colonists and American Indians |
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King Philip's War |
(1675-1676) was an early conflict conflict between English colonists and American Indians |
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Salem witch trials |
A series of trials resulting from a mass hysteria about witches ; 150 were accused and 29 convicted |
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Mid-Atlantic Colonies |
Included New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware; most diverse area of the 13 colonies |
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Mid-Atlantic Colonies |
Included New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware; most diverse area of the 13 colonies |
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Pennsylvania |
Founded by the religiously tolerant Quakers, led by William Penn |
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New Amsterdam (New York) |
Founded by the Dutch but in 1664 it was captured and renamed by the british |
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New Amsterdam (New York) |
Founded by the Dutch but in 1664 it was captured and renamed by the british |
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Quebec |
Area off Canada that was settled by the French; one of its focuses was in the fur trade |
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New Amsterdam (New York) |
Founded by the Dutch but in 1664 it was captured and renamed by the british |
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Quebec |
Area off Canada that was settled by the French; one of its focuses was in the fur trade |
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Mercantilism |
An economic theory that held that the best way to become a stronger nation was to acquire more wealth; helped influence the desire of European powers to set up colonies |
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New Amsterdam (New York) |
Founded by the Dutch but in 1664 it was captured and renamed by the british |
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Quebec |
Area off Canada that was settled by the French; one of its focuses was in the fur trade |
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Mercantilism |
An economic theory that held that the best way to become a stronger nation was to acquire more wealth; helped influence the desire of European powers to set up colonies |
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Trans-Atlantic Trade |
Part of mercantilism where Britain required goods from the colonies to be shipped on British ships and that British products would have a monopoly of the market |
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Middle Passage |
The sea voyage that carried African slaves to North America; conditions on the ships were poor |
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Middle Passage |
The sea voyage that carried African slaves to North America; conditions on the ships were poor |
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African American culture |
Developed among the slaves in the New World; included music, dance, basket weaving, and pottery making |
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Middle Passage |
The sea voyage that carried African slaves to North America; conditions on the ships were poor |
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African American culture |
Developed among the slaves in the New World; included music, dance, basket weaving, and pottery making |
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Benjamin Franklin |
One of the best-known Founding Fathers who was a printer, scientist m, statesmen, writer, businessmen, philosopher, and inventor; a good example of individualism and social mobility |
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Middle Passage |
The sea voyage that carried African slaves to North America; conditions on the ships were poor |
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African American culture |
Developed among the slaves in the New World; included music, dance, basket weaving, and pottery making |
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Benjamin Franklin |
One of the best-known Founding Fathers who was a printer, scientist m, statesmen, writer, businessmen, philosopher, and inventor; a good example of individualism and social mobility |
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Individualism |
Focused on a person improving himself or herself |
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Middle Passage |
The sea voyage that carried African slaves to North America; conditions on the ships were poor |
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African American culture |
Developed among the slaves in the New World; included music, dance, basket weaving, and pottery making |
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Benjamin Franklin |
One of the best-known Founding Fathers who was a printer, scientist m, statesmen, writer, businessmen, philosopher, and inventor; a good example of individualism and social mobility |
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Individualism |
Focused on a person improving himself or herself |
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Social mobility |
Rising through society; often connected to individualism |
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Middle Passage |
The sea voyage that carried African slaves to North America; conditions on the ships were poor |
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African American culture |
Developed among the slaves in the New World; included music, dance, basket weaving, and pottery making |
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Benjamin Franklin |
One of the best-known Founding Fathers who was a printer, scientist m, statesmen, writer, businessmen, philosopher, and inventor; a good example of individualism and social mobility |
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Individualism |
Focused on a person improving himself or herself |
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Social mobility |
Rising through society; often connected to individualism |
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The Great Awakening |
A religious revival that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 40s; led to a more led to a more distinct American identity |
