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In 1620, the first agreement for self-government in America was signed by 41 men on the Mayflower, which set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

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Mayflower Compact

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Pilgrim (Separatist) leader who was governor of the Plymouth colony for 30 years. He helped develop private land ownership and helped the colony survive.

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William Bradford

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Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed, so they fled to America and settled in Plymouth in 1620.

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Pilgrims

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Non-separatists who wanted to purify the Church of England of Catholic rituals and settled in Massachusetts Bay colony in 1629.

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Puritans

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In 1629, King Charles gave the Puritans a right to settle and govern this colony, which established political freedom and a representative government.

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

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The national church of England founded by King Henry VIII, which included both Roman Catholic and Protestant ideas.

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Anglican Church or Church of England

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In 1629, led 1,000 Puritans to America to escape religious persecution and wanted to build an ideal Christian society.

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John Winthrop

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In 1630, persecution by King Charles I brought 25,000 Puritans to America to practice their religion.

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Great Puritan Migration

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This religion influenced both Pilgrims and Puritans, which rejected the authority of the Roman Catholic church and stressed predestination of every person. God chose who would be saved at birth.

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Calvinism (John Calvin)

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The church founded by the Puritans that stressed morality over church rituals.

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Congregational Church

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This company founded Virginia as a profit earning venture, but would eventually go bankrupt making Virginia into a royal colony.

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Virginia Company

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This system was used by the Virginia Company in which 50 acres of land was granted to any man who would bring a servant and emigrate to America.

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Headright System

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Helped found and govern Jamestown. His leadership and strict discipline helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter.

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John Smith

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In 1619, John Rolfe (married Pocahontas) was an English settler who introduced this cash crop into Virginia, making it an economically successful colony.

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Tobacco

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In 1619, the first African slaves arrived in this American colony.

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Virginia

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In 1619, this became the first legislative body in colonial America, which would be adopted by other colonies.

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House of Burgesses (Virginia)

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A medieval inheritance law that awarded all of a father’s property to the eldest son.

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Primogeniture

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Chief source of labor in the plantation economies of Virginia and Maryland. Workers sign a contract in which their passage to the colonies would be paid in exchange for 4-7 years of labor.

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Indentured Servant

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Most powerful Native American political alliance that consisted of five nations: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk.

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Iroquois Confederacy

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During the years 1450-1600, there was a rebirth of classical learning, artistic and scientific activity, improvements in technology, and the wide use of the printing press.

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European Renaissance

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Exchange of foods, plants, animals, and diseases between the Europeans and Indians.

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Columbian Exchange

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Pope divides the Western Hemisphere between Spain and Portugal.

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Papal Line of Demarcation

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Spain got most of North and South America, while Portugal got parts of East Africa and Brazil.

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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First Spanish settlement in North America in 1565. (Florida)

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St. Augustine

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Southwest Indians rebelled against Spanish rule in 1680.

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Pueblo Revolt “Pope’s Rebellion”

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This country originally colonized Canada.

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France

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French Protestants

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Huguenots

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This country originally founded New Netherlands (New York State) in 1609. New Amsterdam later becomes New York City.

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Dutch

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This nation conquered, ruled, and intermarried with Native Americans.

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Spain

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This nation settled Native American lands while also driving them away.

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Great Britain

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This nation looked for furs and converts among Native Americans, but also saw them as economic and military allies.

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France

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This country defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588, which allowed them to colonize the New World.

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Great Britain

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A type of colony that was owned and maintained by stockholders who pooled their money for the purpose of making a profit.

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Charter Colony (Founded by a joint-stock company)

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A type of colony financed and run by the king. The king also appointed a governor for the colony.

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Royal Colony (Crown Colony)

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A type of colony that was given to a wealthy person to alleviate the amount of money the king invested in the colonies.

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Proprietary Colony (Land given by the king)

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Founded by the Virginia Company (Joint-stock company) in 1607 and became the first permanent English colony in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Jamestown

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These two colonies were established around to Chesapeake Bay.

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Virginia and Maryland

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The voyage taken by African slaves on horribly overcrowded ships from Africa to the Americas.

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Middle Passage

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Britain’s first attempt to settle North America by Sir Walter Raleigh occurred between 1584-1590, but ultimately failed.

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Roanoke Colony

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Puritan leader who wanted to build an ideal Christian society, which he referred to as “a city upon a hill”

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John Winthrop