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Colony A place controlled by a more powerful nation or
empire
Jamestown The first colony in America located in the
Chesapeake region, Virginia, created to make a
profit for the Crown (1607)
Virginia House of Burgesses The first lawmaking body in America in Virginia
(1619) - representatives elected by citizens would
make laws
Tobacco This cash crop transformed Jamestown from a
failing to a thriving colony
"City Upon a Hill" The phrase used to describe the goal of
Massachusetts Bay colony, in which a model
community would be created for all other
communities in America and England
Mayflower Compact A contract created by the people of Plymouth
before disembarking from the Mayflower, in which
they promised to create self- government (1620)
,New England Town Meetings Citizens of New England would attend these to
participate in self- government and vote on
important issues
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The first written constitution in America (1629)
which promoted democratic government
John Locke Enlightenment thinker whose ideas established the
foundation for much of American democracy. His
ideas of natural rights, consent of the governed,
equality, social contract and the right of revolution
became the cornerstone of the Declaration of
Independence
Baron de Montesquieu Enlightenment thinker whose ideas of separation of
powers established the foundation for the
American legislative, executive and judicial
branches and the idea of checks and balances
Puritans The official religion of the citizens of Massachusetts
Bay. Citizens had to be a member of this church to
be able to vote; created a patriarchy and strict
rules based on the Bible
New England Colonies These colonies, including Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
had rocky soil, colder climates and natural harbors
and were more suited for an economy of trade,
shipbuilding, and the beginnings of industry
, Middle Colonies These colonies, including New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware, had a more temperate
climate, natural harbors and more ample land and
were more suited for an economy of growing grain
and trade
Southern Colonies These colonies, including Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, had flat
fertile land and a warm humid climate. They were
more suitable for an agricultural economy. Cash
crops like tobacco, indigo and eventually cotton
were grown here.
Maryland Toleration Act Law passed in Maryland in 1649 that established
freedom of religion for all Christians in Maryland
The Trial of John Peter Zenger Trial in 1735 in New York which established the first
foundations of freedom of speech in the American
colonies, establishing that truth cannot be libelous
Mercantilism Economic system developed between Britain and
her colonies in which Britain would receive gold,
silver and other raw materials from the colonies; in
turn the colonies would be required to purchase
finished goods from Britain
Navigation Acts Laws passed by Britain in the 1660s that restricted
smuggling of the British North American colonies,
preventing them from trading with other nations or
shipping goods on vessels that were not British or
colonial
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Terms in this set (261)
Colony A place controlled by a more powerful nation or
empire
Jamestown The first colony in America located in the
Chesapeake region, Virginia, created to make a
profit for the Crown (1607)
Virginia House of Burgesses The first lawmaking body in America in Virginia
(1619) - representatives elected by citizens would
make laws
Tobacco This cash crop transformed Jamestown from a
failing to a thriving colony
"City Upon a Hill" The phrase used to describe the goal of
Massachusetts Bay colony, in which a model
community would be created for all other
communities in America and England
Mayflower Compact A contract created by the people of Plymouth
before disembarking from the Mayflower, in which
they promised to create self- government (1620)
,New England Town Meetings Citizens of New England would attend these to
participate in self- government and vote on
important issues
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The first written constitution in America (1629)
which promoted democratic government
John Locke Enlightenment thinker whose ideas established the
foundation for much of American democracy. His
ideas of natural rights, consent of the governed,
equality, social contract and the right of revolution
became the cornerstone of the Declaration of
Independence
Baron de Montesquieu Enlightenment thinker whose ideas of separation of
powers established the foundation for the
American legislative, executive and judicial
branches and the idea of checks and balances
Puritans The official religion of the citizens of Massachusetts
Bay. Citizens had to be a member of this church to
be able to vote; created a patriarchy and strict
rules based on the Bible
New England Colonies These colonies, including Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
had rocky soil, colder climates and natural harbors
and were more suited for an economy of trade,
shipbuilding, and the beginnings of industry
, Middle Colonies These colonies, including New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware, had a more temperate
climate, natural harbors and more ample land and
were more suited for an economy of growing grain
and trade
Southern Colonies These colonies, including Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, had flat
fertile land and a warm humid climate. They were
more suitable for an agricultural economy. Cash
crops like tobacco, indigo and eventually cotton
were grown here.
Maryland Toleration Act Law passed in Maryland in 1649 that established
freedom of religion for all Christians in Maryland
The Trial of John Peter Zenger Trial in 1735 in New York which established the first
foundations of freedom of speech in the American
colonies, establishing that truth cannot be libelous
Mercantilism Economic system developed between Britain and
her colonies in which Britain would receive gold,
silver and other raw materials from the colonies; in
turn the colonies would be required to purchase
finished goods from Britain
Navigation Acts Laws passed by Britain in the 1660s that restricted
smuggling of the British North American colonies,
preventing them from trading with other nations or
shipping goods on vessels that were not British or
colonial
