Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Chapter 3 English Colonies
from Holt McDougal United States History Beginnings to 1914 ©2010 Indiana
42
History
8th Grade
09/13/2009

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
[image]William Penn
Definition
Founder of Pennsylvania
Term
1607
Definition
The year Jamestown colony was founded
Term
John Winthrop
Definition
Leader/founder of Massachusetts Bay colony.
Term
Thomas Hooker
Definition
Founder of Connecticut
Term
Roger Williams
Definition
Founder of Providence who wanted to treat the Natives better and separate church and state
Term
[image]Anne Hutchinson
Definition
Founder of Portsmouth (Rhode Island)
Term
John Mason, David Thomson, & Hilton brothers
Definition
Founders of New Hampshire
Term
Cecilius Calvert a.k.a Lord Baltimore
Definition
Founder of Maryland
Term
James Ogleghorpe
Definition
Founder of Georgia
Term
Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley
Definition
Founders of New Jersey
Term
Lord De La Warr
Definition
had the colony of Delaware named in his honor
Term
created as a colony for debtors and convicts
Definition
Georgia
Term
Maryland
Definition
colony established/run by Catholics
Term
Maryland & freedom of religion
Definition
created the Toleration Act of 1649
Term
Roanoke Island
Definition
first attempt to establish an English settlement in North America
Term
set up the colony of South Carolina
Definition
8 friends of the King of England
Term
New England Colonies
Definition
[image]
Term
Where did the Quakers mainly settle?
Definition
Pennsylvania
Term
Why did the Puritans leave England/
Definition
They were unhappy with the Church of England.
Term
New York colony was originally called_______
Definition
New Netherland
Term
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Definition
First written constitution in the colonies
Term
Main cash crop of Jamestown
Definition
tobacco
[image]
Term
Southern Colonies
Definition
[image]
Term
Main cash crops of South Carolina
Definition

indigo and rice

[image]      [image]

Term
Middle Colonies
Definition
[image]
Term
John Smith
Definition
Leader of Jamestown colony
Term
Headright System
Definition
A system set up by the London Company that gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to Virginia
Term
Royal Charter
Definition
Land grants owned and controlled by the King
Term
Proprietary Charter
Definition
Land grants owned and managed by a proprietor
Term
Corporate / Self-governing
Definition
Land grants given to a joint-stock company. The company selects its governor & leaders.
Term
William Bradford
Definition
Long time governor of Plymouth colony
Term
Mayflower Compact
Definition
document written by the Pilgrims that established guidelines for the first form of self-government in the English colonies.
Term
Cash Crop
Definition
Crops grown to sell to make a profit
Term
dissenter
Definition
One who differs in opinion, especially with a government or a church doctrine.
Term
indentured servant
Definition
a colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Term
joint-stock company
Definition
A company or association consisting of individuals organized to conduct a business for gain and having a joint stock of capital represented by shares owned individually by the members and transferable without the consent of the group.
Term
pilgrim
Definition
one who journeys in foreign lands
Term
Pilgrims
Definition
Members of a Puritan Separatist sect that left England in the early 1600s to settle in the Americas.
Term
proprietor
Definition
a person who has the legal right or exclusive title to something
Term
Puritians
Definition
Protestants who wanted to reform (purify) the Church of England.
Term
Separatists
Definition
One of a group of 16th and 17th century English Protestants preferring to separate from rather than to reform the Church of England.
Term
staple crops
Definition
Crops grown for personal use
Supporting users have an ad free experience!