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