Colonizing America: Crash Course US History – Flashcards
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barren
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empty, not fertile (infertile)
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Jamestown
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the first successful English colony
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Roanoke
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an early English colony that failed, the colonists disappeared leaving only a mark on a tree that said "Croaton"
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goldsmith
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a person who works with gold
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John Smith
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leader of the Virginia colon, he said the colonists "would rather starve than farm"
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head right system
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means for colonizing Virginia, anyone who brought over a settler received 50 acres of land
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indentured servants
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white settlers brought over under the head right system, they received land after working five to seven years for the person who owned their contract
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slavery
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began in VA in 1619
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tobacco
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crop that saved the Virginia colony
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infrastructure
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things that hold the economy of a place together-roads, energy, food distribution chain, water......
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swamp
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wetlands, many mosquitoes call this home
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pestilence
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disease
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Maryland
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founded in 1632, Catholics and Christians could live there
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proprietorship
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a colony given to one man; e.g. MD, NJ, PA
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Puritan
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anti-Catholic Anglicans who wanted to purify the church, they ruled England for twelve yeasr after
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Pilgrim
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religious group who wanted to separate from Church of England, first settlers in MA
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Mayflower
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ship that brought the Pilgrims
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Mayflower Compact
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agreement to abide by laws of the community
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Patuxet
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MA tribe wiped out by European disease
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Massachusetts Bay Company
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company that founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, present day MA and Maine
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"city on the hill"
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the idea that America is special case, a model for other nations to copy
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literate
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able to read and write
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banish, exile
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to send someone out of a community or country
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Roger Williams
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Puritan founder of Rhode Island, he believed in freedom of religion
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Rhode Island
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first English colony with freedom of religion, also the smallest state
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John Rolfe
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Englishman who introduced tobacco to Virginia, he married Pocahontas
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Powhatan
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powerful Virginia tribe that helped and fought the Virginia settlers
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abridge
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Shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense.
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acre
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A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (0.405 hectare).
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archbishops
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The chief bishop responsible for an archdiocese.
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atop
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On the top of.
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autonomy
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(of a country or region) the right or condition of self-government, especially in a particular sphere.
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bishops
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A senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.
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brits
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A British person.
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brotherly
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Typical of how brothers behave toward each other; fraternal.
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byword
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A person or thing cited as a notorious and outstanding example or embodiment of something.
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congregationalist
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(congregationalism) system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
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delight
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Please (someone) greatly.
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dwindled
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Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
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equitable
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Fair and impartial.
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extravagantly
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Abundantly: in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely"
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foster
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Encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).
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gruesome
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Causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
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hatted
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Wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind; "two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved"; "a bearskin-hatted sentry"
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incense
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A gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces.
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knit
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Make (a garment, blanket, etc.) by interlocking loops of wool or other yarn with knitting needles or on a machine.
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liberality
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The quality of giving or spending freely.
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loathsome
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Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.
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massachusetts
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A member of an extinct North American Indian people, formerly found in eastern Massachusetts.
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massasoit
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Wampanoag leader who aided the Pilgrims (1580-1661)
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meekness
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The fact or condition of being meek; submissiveness.
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microcosm
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A community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger. Virginia became a microcosm of England:
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mythology
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A collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
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notorious
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Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
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omen
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An event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
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ominously
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In an ominous manner; "the sun darkened ominously"
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oppressive
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Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.
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patuxet
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The Patuxet are an extinct Native American band of the Wampanoag tribal confederation. They lived primarily in and around modern-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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persecution
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Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
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plucky
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Having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties.
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plymouth
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A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
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protestant
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A member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation, including the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches.
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representational
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Of, relating to, or characterized by representation.
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squanto
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Tisquantum, also known as Squanto, was the Native American who assisted the Pilgrims after their first winter in the New World and was integral to their survival. He was a member of the Patuxet tribe, a tributary of the Wampanoag Confederacy. ...
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subjection
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The action of subjecting a country or person to one's control or the fact of being subjected.
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subsume
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Include or absorb (something) in something else.
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superfluity
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An unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something.
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undertaken
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Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.
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unorthodox
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Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox.
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charter
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A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined.
