Ap Us History Chapter 2-5
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christopher columbus sailed for
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spain
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james oglethorp
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founder of georgia
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maryland
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catholic state, lord baltimore founded it
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puritan elect
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puritans who have been predetermined by God to be saved
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Rhode Island
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founded by roger williams, seperation of church and state, known as a sewer of people
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south carolina
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state with the slave trade, rice became the primary export, in 1710 black slaves were the majority
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salem witch trials
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24 people exicuted, people were being tried for practicing witchcraft
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half way covenant
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a form of partial church membrrship created in new england
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bacon's rebellion
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an armed rebellion in 1676 by virgina settlers against william berkeley
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harvard college
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2nd oldest college founded in 1636
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1st colony with seperation between church and state
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maryland
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praying towns
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when settlers tried to convert indians to christianity
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most diverse colony
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georgia
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stono rebellion
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when black slaves revolted in south carolina
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glorious revolution
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The over throw of king james 3
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Navigation act
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series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies
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Great awakening
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widespread revivals led by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp increase of interest in religion, a profound sense of conviction and redemption on the part of those affected, an increase in evangelical church membership, and the formation of new religious movements and denominations.
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mercantilism
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economic doctrine based on the theory that a nation benefits by accumulating monetary reserves through a positive balance of trade, especially of finished goods
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oglethorp
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was a British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prisons, in the New World
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enlightenment
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reform society using reason, challenge ideas grounded in tradition and faith, and advance knowledge through the scientific method.
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George Whitefield
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English Anglican preacher who helped spread the Great Awakening in Britain, and especially in the British North American colonies. He was one of the founders of Methodism and of the evangelical movement generally.
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Headrights
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1 to 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land, and were given to anyone willing to cross the Atlantic Ocean and help populate the colonies. were granted to anyone who would pay for the transportation costs of a laborer or indentured servant.
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Benjamin franklin
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one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, he was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
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continental congress
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convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.
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1st settlement in north america
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jamestown
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spanish armada
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Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England and putting an end to her involvement in the Spanish Netherlands and in privateering in the Atlantic and Pacific.
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how did england raise money to come over to america
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joint stock companies
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roger williams
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was an English Protestant theologian who was an early proponent of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. In 1636, he began the colony of Providence Plantation,
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Sr Edmun Andros
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most notably for his governorship of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence. At other times, Andros served as governor of the provinces of New York, East and West Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland.
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chesapeak colonies
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tobacco colonies- virgina and maryland, were called what
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1st law for raising taxes
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stamp act
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7 years war
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the French and Indian War (North America)
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Albany congress
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was a meeting of representatives from the northern seven of the thirteen British North American colonies
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1763 proclamation
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forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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Leader of the pilgrims
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captain John Smith
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disease in indians
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European settlers brought diseases that devastated entire tribes to the modern day when Native Americans face serious struggles with particular diseases.
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King Williams war
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the Second Indian War
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Queen annes war
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North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession was known in the British colonies,
