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15 Cards in this Set
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Jamestown |
1606--1st Permanent English colony in North America (later became Virginia) Established by a Joint Stock Company (London Company) with a Headright system to encourage settlers and establish tobacco plantations. |
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Joint Stock Company |
Put money together to establish a colony in North America |
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Headright system |
Initiated 1st by the London Company-- land was provided to anyone who paid their passage or the passage of others to the colony. |
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Tobacco Plantations in Jamestown |
enlarged their plantations through the headright system and used indentured servants and later slaves (created conflict over land with Native Americans) |
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indentured servants |
worked for plantation owners to pay for their passage to North America |
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House of Burgessses |
Lawmaking body in Jamestown that brought the idea of Self Government to the colonies. |
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Southern Colonies |
Followed the patterns of government and economies of Jamestown |
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New England Colonies |
Settled by Separatists (Pilgrims) and Puritans needing a safe place from persecution in the 1600's (Got along with Native Americans) |
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Mayflower Compact |
Self government set up by the Pilgrims |
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Puritans |
Joint Stock company in Massachusetts, government of town meetings and a General Assembly, prospered by selling lumber, building ships and trade, dissenters exiled or imprisoned |
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Middle colonies |
Larger variety of people including Dutch, Swedes, and Quakers, thrived economically because of good harbors and farmland |
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William Penn |
Proprietor of Pennsylvania, brought Quakers, religious tolerance, and good relations with Native Americans |
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South Carolina |
Proprietary colony granted to 8 Lord Proprietors by King Charles to pay a debt. (Charleston named in his honor) |
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John Locke |
Wrote the Fundamental Constitution of South Carolina which called for religious tolerance to attract settlers but granted Titles to large landowners. |
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proprietor |
granted permission by King of England to run a colony |
