APUSH Unit 2 Review duel

Roger Williams

British colonization

Massachusetts Bay Colony Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"

A business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.

Towns in new england where native Americans were forced to live. They we're supposed to be for their protection, but really, it was to steal their land and convert them to christianity

Family seen as foundation of social fabric

British settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.

Navigation Acts

Anne Hutchinson

Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left

Georgia government Very strict. Max land ownership, no slavery, alcohol, or Catholics. By 1740's Georgians wanted normal english liberties so these restrictions went away.

Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.

King Philip's war King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns

Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company

James Oglethorpe Got the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.

Asiento System System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.

Laws helped codify racial differneces. They wanted to prevent the growth of the free black population by banning interracial marriage. Also slavery was becoming cheaper than indentured servitude

Dutch Wedge New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance

First great awakening

Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade

Spanish colonization Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops

Johnathan Edwards Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds

Roanoke Colony Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded

Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana

Dutch colonization

George Whitefield

A staunch Calvinist who began preaching outdoors in England. He moved to the colonies in 1740. In 2 years he was able to speak to over a quarter of the American population

Laws helped codify racial differneces. They wanted to prevent the growth of the free black population by banning interracial marriage. Also slavery was becoming cheaper than indentured servitude

Plymouth

Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left

Indentured Servants Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

Anne Hutchinson A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of questioning authority.

Fur trade and other economic reasons

James Oglethorpe

Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded

Economic and religious liberty

First great awakening A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.

New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance

Pequot war Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade

Georgia government

Bacons rebellion British settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.

Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company

Roger Williams A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south

Johnathan Edwards

Puritan culture

Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana

joint-stock company

Praying towns Towns in new england where native Americans were forced to live. They we're supposed to be for their protection, but really, it was to steal their land and convert them to christianity

Spanish colonization Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops

King Philip's war

Navigation Acts Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.

Massachusetts Bay Colony

System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.

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