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AP American History K.T. 1
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11th Grade
09/10/2006

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Anne Hutchingson
Definition
Unauthorized Puritan preacher of a rebelious church discussion group

early 1600s

massachusetts
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Peter Stuyvesant
Definition
Last general of the colony of New Netherlands (NY)

Early 1600s

NY

Expanded the settlement to the southern tip of manhattan
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William Penn
Definition
Founder of Pennsylvania

Late 1700s

Pennsylvania, US

Democratic principles inpired the American constitution
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Predestination
Definition
an religious idea...
your destiny is allready known by god and the decision whether you will go to heaven or hell is made and allready known by god when you are born

late 1600s
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John Rolfe
Definition
Early English Settler of N. America

Late 1500s

Colony of Virginia

First successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the colony of virginia
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Lord Baltimore
Definition
Maryland's first proprietary Governor

Early 1600s

Maryland, US

Struggled to maintain possession of maryland during English Civil War by trying to convince parliament of his loyalty by appointing a protestant as his governor.
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Spanish Armada
Definition
Spanish Controlled fleet which sailed agaist England with the intention of escorting an invading army across the southern N. Sea

Late 1500s

Spain
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Richard Hakluyt
Definition
ENglish writer famous for his voyages. which privided William Shakespeare and other writters with material

late 1500s

Born in England, traveled the world

The foundation for the travel literature genre
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Yeoman
Definition
Brittish farmers of middle social status who owed his own land often farmed it himself

late medieval times

Britain
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Roger Williams
Definition
Theologian and advocate for fair dealings with native americans

early 1600s

New England

Co-founder of the state of Rhode Island
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"New Lights"
Definition
People Attracted to Jonathan Edwards message and that of the itinerant preachers who sprang up across the colonies

1730s

The New World
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Primogeniture
Definition
Tradition of inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parent's wealth, estate, or office

1700s

Monarchies such as Canada, England, Spain...
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Indentured Servitude
Definition
Laborer under contract to work for an employer for a specific amount of time

17th Century

From england to Virginia and Maryland
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Mayflower Compact
Definition
First Governing document of Plymouth Colony

1620

Provincetown

Social contract in which the settlers agreed to follow the rules of the government for the sake of their own survival
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Powhaten
Definition
Native american Tribe

1500s

Virginia

Captured Jonh Smith (pocahontas)
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Fundamental Orders
Definition
The principles of the collective government or common wealth of towns in connecticut made by its general court

1638

Connecticut, US

It states the powers of the govrnment and some limits within which that power is expressed
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Iroquois Confederacy
Definition
Group of native americans

1400s

Upstate New York

Battled the french with the english and
wrote the first constitution
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House of Burgesses
Definition
Lower house of the colony of Virginia

Early 1600s

Jamestown, Virginia

Could make laws, which could be vetoed by the governor of the directors of the virginia company
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James Oglethorpe
Definition
English General & founder of the state of Georgia

Early 1700s

Born in London
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Quaker
Definition
Religious society of Friends who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations & sects of Christianity

17th Century

Began in England

Quakers feel their faith does not fit within traditional christian categories of Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant, but is an expression of another way of experiencing religion
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Act of Toleration
Definition
An act of the English Parliament which granted freedom of worship to Non-conformists

1689

England

Allowed non-conformists their own place of worship and their own teachers and preachers
Did not apply to Catholics
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Pueblo Indians
Definition
a diverse group of Native Americans who traditionally lived on agriculture

1500s

New Mexico and Arizona

First to successfully revolt against the spanish in the Pueblo Revolt
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Jonathan Edwards
Definition
Colonial American Congretional preacher and Theologian

Early 1700s

Massachusetts

One of the greatest and most profound american evangelical theologians
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William Berkeley
Definition
Governor of Virginia

Early 1600s

Virginia, US

Forced from office by Oliver Comwell
and intended to extend the colony northwards
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George WHitefield
Definition
Minister in the church of England and a leader of the methodist movement

early 1700s

Massachusetts

Spoken of as the founder of methodism
"the first modern celebrity"
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"City Upon a Hill"
Definition
Phrase refering to John Winthrops's sermon warning the puritan colonists of New England

1600s

England
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Joint Stock Companies
Definition
Type of bussiness where money is made by contributions of a group of shareholders

1600s

The Dutch were the first to practice

It Helped the economy grow
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Non-separatist
Definition
A Person who does not seek independence or separation of their land or region from the country that governs them and is against separatism

There have been cases throughout the entire couse of history
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Jonh Smith
Definition
John Smith was an English soldier, sailor, and author

1580-1631

Jamestown

He is chiefly remembered for his role in establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America, and his brief association with the Native American girl Pocahontas. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony, based at Jamestown, and thus one of the first heads of government in Anglo-America. He led an interesting life, and played a critical role in successfully interacting with the Native Americans. However, in his books, his boastful nature has made it difficult for historians to separate fact from fiction
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Separatists
Definition
A term applied to describe the motivations of those seeking indepenence or "separation" opf their land or region from the country that governs them.
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Visible Saints
Definition
those who had made a public affirmation of their faith and had been accepted into membership by a vote of the congregation.

Mid 17th century
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The puritans
Definition
originally members of a group of English Protestants seeking "purity" during the Protestant Reformation, though many later sought separation from the church.

Early 1600s

England
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John Winthrop
Definition
Led a large party from England to the New World and joined the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Early 1600s

New England

He was elected governor of his colony on April 8, 1630. Between 1631 and 1648 he was voted out of governorship and re-elected a total of 12 times. Although Winthrop was a respected political figure, he was criticized for his obstinacy regarding the formation of a general assembly in 1634.
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Bacon's Rebelion
Definition
It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part.

1676

Virginia, U.S.

Bacon's Rebellion was the result of discontent among backcountry farmers who had taken the law into their own hands. Many of the farmers were debtors: borrowing on the strength of paper money was stopped by the British Government, leading to more discontent against the merchant classes.
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Halfway Covenant
Definition
An attempt to solve labor shortages due to the advent of the tobacco economy, which required large plots of land with many workers

1618

Jamestown, Virginia, U.S.

Virginian colonists were each given two headrights of 50 acres (200,000 m²) each, immigrant colonists who paid for their passage were given one headright, and individuals would receive one headright each time they paid for the passage of another individual. This last mechanism increased the division between the wealthy land-owners and the working poor. Many people came to the colonies in an attempt to gain land, but were denied headrights by "Kings”.
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Leisler’s Rebellion
Definition
An uprising in late 17th century in which militia Captain Jacob Leisler seized control of lower New York.

late 1600s

Colonial New York, U.S.

The rebellion established a core of rebellious sentiment against British domination, and reinforced the sentiment that the colonies were subject to British rule by their free will, not nature. At the same time, the presence of British soldiers on colonial soil and the reinvigorated enforcement of the heretofore neglected Navigation Acts led to increased tension between colonists and British forces.
Term
Middle Passage
Definition
The leg of the Atlantic slave trade that transported African people from Africa to slave markets in North America, South America and the Caribbean (The Americas)

1700s

Atlantic ocean

It was called the Middle Passage because the slave trade was a form of Triangular trade; ships left Europe with goods for African markets, sailed to Africa where the goods were sold or traded for people in the African slave markets, then sailed to the Americas and Caribbean (West Indies) where the Africans were sold or traded for goods for European markets, and then returned to Europe.
Term
King Phillips's War
Definition
Armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies.

late 1600s

New England, U.S

For many native peoples, recovery from the conflagration of King Philip's War continues more than three hundred years later
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Mercantilism
Definition
The economic theory holding that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital and that the global volume of trade is "unchangeable."

16th to 18th Century

All over Europe

Mercantilism suggests that the ruling government should advance these goals by playing a protectionist role in the economy, by encouraging exports and discouraging imports, especially through the use of tariffs.
Term
Culpeper’s Rebellion
Definition
a protest against proprietary rule

1677

N. Carolina, U.S.

One of the leaders, John Culpeper, was eventually tried for treason but found guilty only of rioting, as there was no official government of Carolina at the time of his rebellion. This episode exemplifies the rough-and-ready quality of early North Carolina life
Term
Hat Act
Definition
an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain enacted in 1732 to control hat production by the Americans in the colonies

1732

U.S. and Britain

It specifically placed limits on the manufacture, sale, and exportation of American-made hats, which were predominantly fashioned from beaver pelts. The act also restricted hiring practices by limiting the number of workers that hat makers could employ, and placing limits on apprenticeships. The law's effect was that Americans in the colonies were forced to buy British-made goods, and this artificial trade restraint meant that Americans paid four times as much for hats and cloth imported from Britain than for local goods
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Petition of Right
Definition
A document produced by the English Parliament in the run-up to the English Civil War.

1628

England

The petition had the support of Sir Edward Coke; John Pym claimed that the rights herein demanded predated even the Norman Conquest and were confirmed by successive kings. The King was under great financial pressure, and agreed in June to look into the "abuses", but maintained his prerogative rights
Term
Salem Witch Trials
Definition
Resulted in a number of convictions and executions for witchcraft in both Salem Village and Salem Town

1692

Salem Town, Massachusetts, U.S.

A new system of government and a new system for how court rulings worked were established in 1695, following the Witch Trials. All prior laws were elapsed, and new laws were put in effect. "Everything ruled under the old system was to be forgotten." But many descendants of the people who were wrongfully convicted still sought closure
Term
Salutary Neglect
Definition
An undocumented, though longstanding, British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep the American colonies subservient to Great Britain.

1690 to 1750

Great Britain

It is believed that salutary neglect was a large contributing factor that led to the American Revolutionary War. Since the imperial authority didn't assert the power that it had, the colonists were left to govern themselves. These essentially sovereign colonies soon became accustomed to the idea of self-control. The effects of such prolonged isolation eventually resulted in the emergence of a collective identity that considered itself separate from Great Britain
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