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Chapter 3
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History
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07/26/2016

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William Bradford
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A united states printer that was born in England whose printing press produced the American prayer book and the new York city's newspaper.
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John Winthrop
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A wealthy English puritan lawyer that later became the first Massachusetts bay colony governor. He led the first large wave of English immigrants from England in 1630.
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Anne Hutchinson
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Religious leader and midwife that was born in England and later followed John Cotton into Mass. Bay Colony in 1634. (1591-1643)
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Roger Williams
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An English clergyman who was expelled from Mass. for criticizing puritanism, obtaining a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663.
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Metacom (King Philip)
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A Wampanoag leader who was murdered by Colonial soldiers who proceeded to put his head on a stake and parade around the streets showing it off. (1638-1676)
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William Penn
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An English real estate entrepreneur and philosopher that founded the province of Pennsylvania
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Duke of York
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Known for being a title of Peerage of the United Kingdom, usually given to the second son of English monarchs. (Equivalent to the Scottish duke of Albany)
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Puritan
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A member of he English protestants who regarded the reformation of the church of England as incomplete, they disagreed with many customs of the church.
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Separatist
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Separatists were Puritans that considered every church a distinct unit independent of all outside control.
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Mayflower Compact
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An agreement providing a temporary government for the Plymouth colony in 1620.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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An English settlement on the east coast of North America (17th century).
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King Philip's War
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One of the first large military actions in the American colonies, pitting Indian tribes against New England colonists and their Indian allies.
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Navigation Acts
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A series of acts of parliament that attempted to restrict English ships the right to carry goods to and from England and its colonies.
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Salutary neglect
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Britain's unofficial policy that relaxed the enforcement of strict laws and regulations imposed on the American colonies.
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Blue laws
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A law that prohibits certain activities.
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