Chapter two Flashcards
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charter
contained the rules governing where the colony would be located and how it would be administered. This was the official permission for founding the colony. Thus, colonies founded under these conditions were called charter colonies
Stock companies
They allowed others to invest by buying “shares of stock” at a certain price.
Proprietary colonies
were those that had been given to individuals or groups by the king.
Royal colonies
The king took direct control of some colonies
Puritans
those who disagreed with some of the practices of the Anglican Church
Separatists
did not believe that the Anglican Church could be purified
Pilgrims
Separatists
Mayflower Compact
this document was the first to provide for self-government in the New World. Thus it was important to the heritage of the future American republic
Plymouth
After exploring their surroundings, the Pil- grims began to build their colony. They named it Plymouth, after the port in England from which they had sailed
Squanto
spoke even better English. He also informed them that his chief, Massasoit,
wished to meet with them
William Bradford
called for a celebration of thanks- giving to God. They followed the biblical example set forth in Deuteronomy 26:10—“I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me.”
John Winthrop
their first governor
freemen
stockholders,
Roger Williams
a pastor in Salem, was one of the first to dis- agree openly with the Puritan leaders
Thomas Hooker
pastor in New Towne, Massachusetts, received permission to move. He journeyed with his congregation to Connecticut and founded the town of Hartford.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This document was the first written constitution, or plan of government, drawn up in America.
Henry Hudson
explored for both England and the Netherlands.
New Netherlands
His exploration gave the Dutch claim to the region, and they called it New Netherland. It eventually became the colony of New York.
Peter Minuit
Two years later a settlement was begun on Manhattan Island. The governor of the colony, Peter Minuit (MIN yoo wit), purchased Manhattan from the Indians.
Patroon
The Dutch promised large grants of land to anyone who could bring fifty settlers to the New World. Those who received these large grants were called patroons.
Duke of York
1664 the king gave his brother, James, the Duke of York, the land that the Dutch had held as a pro- prietary colony.
Sir George and lord John Barkley
1664 the king gave his brother, James, the Duke of York, the land that the Dutch had held as a pro- prietary colony.
Quakers
The Society of Friends
Cecilius Calvert
also called Lord Baltimore, led the first settlers across the Atlantic
