AP History Terms (The 17th and early 18th centuries)

The Christian practice of proselytization

Received a free trip to the Americas in exchange for seven grueling years of service. If they survived, they were granted their freedom and sometimes a plot of land as well. About half died before they were freed.

A group of investors who bought the right to establish new world plantations from the king

Exporting more than importing and keeping control of hard currency (as opposed to paper money)

The shipping route that brought slaves to America. The "middle" leg of triangular trade

The three legs of trade from the New World, to Europe, to Africa, and then back to the New World once again. New World sent sugar, tobacco, and cotton to Europe. Europe sent textiles, rum, and manufactured goods to Africa. Africa sent slaves to America.

A colony given as a gift by the King

A colony owned by the King of England

The time preceding the French and Indian War. British had less governmental and military influence in the colonies at this time.

A tax on foreign goods upon importation

The colonists felt that the colonial government was not trying hard enough to protect them from the Native Americans. A group led by Nathaniel Bacon first attacked two tribes and then turned their attentions to the colonial governor. The rebels marched into Jamestown and burned it down.

The English overthrew King James II and replaced him with William and Mary

The first movement of religious revival

The Puritan migration from England to Massachusetts Bay led by John Winthrop

Led by Native American lead Metacomet (King Philip). He led attacks on colonial settlements that were on their land.

War against French and Native Americans on Canadian border

The Bay colonists wanted to claim Connecticut for themselves but it belonged to the Pequot. The colonists burned down their village and 400 were killed.

Nearly 130 "witches" were jailed or executed in Salem

Settlers in Jamestown weren't used to working so that they could eat and so they began to starve. Some resorted to canibilism and others joined nearby tribes.

The first and most successful slave rebellion. It took place 70 years after slavery began in America

Monarchists who believed that the government got its power from God.

Puritans who wanted to reform the church from within.

A Congregationalist preacher of the Great Awakening who spoke of the fiery depths of hell.

Self-made, self-educated man who wrote the Poor Richard's Almanac. He was also and inventor.

Believed in antinomialism which is the belief that faith alone was enough to receive God's grace. (not performing good deeds for the church)

Wished to separate from the Church of England

The daughter of the Powhatan Chief. She was married to Englishman John Rolfe.

The tribe that helped the Jamestown colony. They taught them how to plant crops and how to survive.

Were interested in purifying and reforming the Church of England.

Sponsored a settlement on Roanoke Island. (the Lost Colony)

Were so appalled by the Church of England that they abandoned it.

Founder of Jamestown

Another preacher of the Great Awakening who was originally from England

Founded Rhode Island Colony after being banished from Massachusetts for believing in separation of church and state.

Established by groups of settlers who were granted charters by the king

Region named after the Chesapeake Bay (Virginia and Maryland area). Inhabited mostly by single male farmers. This area is between the middle and southern colonies.

The first lasting colony (since Roanoke Island was a failure) Founded by the Virginia Company (joint-stock company)

(Carolinas) Main industries: Tobacco, rice, indigo, and slavery.

A large and powerful colony formed by the Congregationalists

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Nicknamed "Bread Colonies" because of their fertile soil.

Northern colonies. They were more religious, and had more large families. They tended to have tight-knit communities, lived longer, had larger towns, and lived closer together.

British attempt to clamp down on illegal trade.

It has the features of a written constitution, and is considered by some as the first written Constitution in the Western tradition

People no longer had to have a religious epiphany to become a member of the church. If you were the son or daughter of a member of the church you could automatically become a member. Those who had not experienced God's grace could not vote though.

Granted religious toleration in Maryland

Basic legal system for colony: power came from the governed, not from a monarch or God

Colonists could only buy from England and must only sell to England