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13 Cards in this Set
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Puritans
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Definition- Radical religious group, wanted to be "pure". Member of a group from England that settled the Massachusetts bay colony in 1630 and sought to reform the practices of the church of England
Significance- Helped shape America Connections- They were Pilgrims |
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Pilgrims
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Definition- Member of the group that rejected the Church of England, sailed to America, and founded the Plymouth colony in 1620
Significance- Landed in Cape Cod (Plymouth) Connections- Got along with Indians |
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Quakers
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Definition- A separatist religious group
Significance- Permitted women in religious matters impossible in the established church (serve as preachers) |
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House of Burgesses
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Definition- First meeting of an elected legislature
Significance- Becomes the USA |
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Proprietary Colonies
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Significance- No longer were private companies interested in launching colonies, realizing at last that there were no quick profits to have in the new world.
Connections- Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania |
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Predestination
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Definition- Being determined in advanced; especially the doctrine that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
Significance- Believers felt that the way they lived their lives could reveal to them their eternal fate. This produced a strong incentive to lead a virtuous life Connections- Predestination is generally associated with Calvinists. However, English Puritans also accepted the doctrine. Puritans founded early colonies in Massachusetts |
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Hierarchy
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Definition- Body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it
Significance- The Europeans had a hierarchy and the Indians were at the bottom Connections- Every society has a hierarchy |
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Encomienda
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Definition- A license to launch expeditions to the new world; did no more than confer rights
Significance- Permitted to exact labor & tribute from the natives in specific areas |
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Charter
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Definition- Merchants would join forces
Significance- Each operated on the basis of a character acquired from the monarch, which gave the company a monopoly for trading in a particular region. |
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Mercantilism
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Definition- The assumption that the nation as a whole was the principal actor in the economy, not the individuals within it.
Significance- Greatly enhanced the position of the new merchant capitalists. |
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Salutary Neglect
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Significance- Weakened England's hold on the colonies
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Consumerism
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Definition- Growing preoccupation with the consumption of material goods
Significance- Increased the division of American societies by class Connections- Early stages of Industrial Revolution |
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Indentured Servitude
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Definition- Young men and women bound themselves to masters for a fixed term of servitude, in return they received passage to America, food, and shelter.
Significance- Males were supposed to receive benefits like clothing, tools, and sometimes land; however many left with out anything, unprepared and unequipped. |
