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The first agreement for self-government in America
Mayflower Compact
Pilgrim governor helped them survive droughts, crop failures, and Indian attacks
William Bradford
Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed and left England
Pilgrims
Puritan company agreement to emigrate to New England and control of the government of the colony.
Cambridge Agreement
The national church of England, Protestant.
Church of England (Anglican Church)
first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony, opposed democracy
John Winthrop
believed that the Church of England could not be reformed, and so started their own congregations.
Separatists
believed that the Church of England could be purified through reforms
non-separatists
Protestant sect believed in strong moral code and predestination
Calvinism
Church formed by Separatists
Congregational Church
preached that God communicated directly to individuals instead of through the church elders
Anne Hutchinson
Left Massachusetts colony to found Rhode Island for religious freedom
Roger Williams
Puritan teachings emphasized covenant of grace between God and man
Covenant theology
allowed the children of Puritans to participate in church affairs.
Half-way Covenant
Clergyman founder of Hartford said people have a right to choose their magistrates.
Thomas Hooker
First constitution written in America unifying town governments of Connecticut
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
It organized churches into associations which sent delegates to Connecticut assembly
Saybrook Platform
First public education legislation in America
Massachusetts School Law
Formed for the defense of New England colonies
New England Confederation
battles between the colonists and Indians led by a chief known as King Philip.
King Philip’s War
combined NE colonies into a single province headed by a royal governor (Andros).
Dominion of New England
Governor of the Dominion of New England forced resign by colonists
Sir Edmond Andros
company made up of shareholders contributing money in return for profits
Joint stock company
land given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America
Headright system
brought leadership and discipline to Jamestown
John Smith
English settler at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas) introduced tobacco successfully
John Rolfe
first legislative body in colonial America
House of Burgesses
troops loyal to Charles II, Their opponents were the Roundheads
Cavaliers
angry western settlers who defeated Doeg Indians and burned Jamestown
Bacon’s Rebellion
colony formed as a buffer between the Carolinas and Florida.
Georgia
Founder/governor of military-like Georgia
James Oglethorpe
used land grant from King to form a colony for Quakers and religious freedom
William Penn
William Penn’s term for the government of Pennsylvania
Holy experiment
the hated governor of New Amsterdam who surrendered colony to the English
Peter Stuyvesant
federation of tribes also known as the Iroquois Confederacy
Five Nations
outbreak of religious fervor that swept through the colonies
Great Awakening
gave gripping sermons about sin and the torments of Hell
Jonathan Edwards
Credited with starting the Great Awakening a leader of the "New Lights."
George Whitefield
new religious movements formed during the Great Awakening
New Lights
the established congregational church or orthodox churches during Great Awakening
"Old Lights"
guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians
Maryland Act of Toleration
The religion of the Enlightenment believed that God left the world run by its own natural laws
Deism
economic policy of exporting more than is imported
Mercantilism
regulations to protect British shipping from competition
Navigation Acts
established to enforce Navigation Acts, judges without a jury.
Admiralty courts
taxed all molasses, rum, and sugar which most colonial merchants ignored
Molasses Act
Declared that wool produced in the colonies could only be exported to Britain.
Woolens Act
Declared that no new iron forges or mills could be created in the colonies
Iron Act
banned the production of paper money in the colonies
Currency Act
a man’s real property pass in its entirety to his oldest son.
Primogeniture
would serve for a set length of time (usually seven years) in exchange for transport to America
Indentured servants
A Puritan and the first colonial poet to be published. The main subjects of her poetry were family, home, and religion.
Ann Bradstreet
English document limiting the power of the king.
Magna Carta
extending Parliament’s taxation powers while limiting the king’s and established some individual rights
Petition of Right
Allows arrested person to challenge the legality of his arrest
Habeas Corpus Act
Advisors to the king who regulated British trade
Board of Trade
policy in dealing with colonies allowing unrestricted trade in the
"Salutary neglect"
A philosophical movement which emphasized reason and the scientific method
The Enlightenment
a representative not elected by his constituents, but he resembles them in his political beliefs and goals
virtual representation
The house elected by the people became more powerful because it reflected
Rise of the Lower House
Colony founded by an owner
Proprietary colony
colony founded by a government charter granted to a company or a group of people
Charter colony
colony formed by the king, so the government had total control over them
Royal colony
representatives sent to Parliament to serve as a link between England and the colonies.
Colonial agents