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A.P US History
Unit 1 Terms List
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09/01/2010

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Merchantilism
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economic theory with the idea of exporting more than importing as a way to increase capital as a sign of power
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Roanoke
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North Carolina, founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, known as the "the lost colony" as its fate is unknown
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Slaves from Africa 1502
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1502 began the Atlantic Slave trade, transporting slaves to south american colonies of the Portuguese and Spanish
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Spanish vs. English vs. French Expansion
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S=conquistadors, catholicism, greed and force

E=Protestantism was major stronghold for colonization, controlling

F=fur trade, worked closely with natice americans

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Proprietary Colonies
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1 or more pricate land owners retain rights that are normally the privilege of the state
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Royal Colonies
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ruled by the king or queen's appointed officials
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Mayflower Compact
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written agreement by new settlers to new Plymouth in 1620, fair and equal laws for the good of the settlement. government by majority rule
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William Bradeford
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leader of Plymouth (governor), wrote Of Plymouth Plantation, credited with 1st thanksgiving
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Pilgrims vs. Puritans
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Pilgrims= separatists, believed they were elected by God for salvation

Puritans = politicallyh engaged, did not want to separate, but "purify" the church of catholic influence

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Massachusetts Bay Experiment
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A colony started by puritans as a religious refuge
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Cambridge Agreement
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agreement made by shareholders of Mass. Bay Co. and led to foundation of boston. Guaranteed local control of colony!
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John Winthrop
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opposed democracy and had a small group of leaders, believed material success was god's favor and he formed a model for the world
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Cambridge Platform
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doctrinal statement for the puritan congregational church, has little to do with doctrine and belief, stressed morality over church dogma
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Antinomianism
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belief that faith alone, not obedience, can bring salvation (Anne Hutchinson)
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Anne Hutchinson
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part of MBC, stood up for her beliefs and was put on trial for it. thought ppl could communicate directly with god. men afraid she would overthrow them and the gov't
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Roger Williams (RI)
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left the MBC and founded RI. only colony to offer religious freedom
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Thomas Hooker
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a clergyman and 1 of the founders of Hartford. "The father of american democracy" - believed ppl could choose their magistrates
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Saybrook Platform
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organized town churches into county associations that sent delegates to the annual assembly which governed Connecticut
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Founding of Harvard
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1636 - founded by a grant from the Mass. general court and it followed Puritan beliefs
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King Philips War
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1675 - a series of battle in New Hampshire between the colonists and the wompanowogs, led by chief "King Philip". started when Mass. gov't tried to assert court jurisdiction over indians. Colonists won with help of Mohawks, which opened up additional indian lands for expansion.
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