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Royal Charters
Documents that opened oppurtunites for people to travel and colonize the mid-atlantic, helped King James I to own more property and expand his territroy. -
The French Fur Trade
Created jobs and settlements of western colonies along with adding substantial economic trade -
Acadia
A small colony which helped make New France, offered living space for many fur traders and farmers the colony grew fast (15,000 by 1700) -
Jamestown
A town built by London investors with the Virginia colony, it was the first permenant English settlement in North America. -
Tobacco
Provided Virginia with a sellable commodity which allowed for economic advantanges -
John Calvin
Major leader of the puritians, puritians became a major religion which wanted to purifyy themselves from english religion. -
Indentured Servants
They added travelers and settlers to the new colonies, also assisted in labor and gave Englands coor a free ride to North America. -
Mortality Rates
The mortality rate was very high due to the traveling Europeans bringing foreign disease to the new world. -
Pilgrims/Separatists
Established their own seprate church away from the angelican system. They created another religion for moving Europeans to change to. -
Mayflower Compact
When signed it was the first document of self-government -
Proprietary Colony
Maryland colonies, they owned their own land and appointed their own authority. This colony was mainly on their own and funded and survived for themselves. Majority was Catholic and prosecuted all other minorities, making it a very private colony -
Navagation Acts
Transfered wealth from America to Pritian by raising the amount america paid and lowering how much Americans recienved which in turn crated much profit from the colonies for Great Britian -
Half-way Convent
allowed people who hadn't converted to join the church they just couldn't participate in communion. -
King Phillip's War
1675-1676 a fight for ownership for the control of land between the Indians of southern new england and the puritian colonies. It was a very destructive war and marked the end of organized Indian resistance. The war opened the eyes of the puritians that the Indians could attack at any time -
William Penn
An english quaker who intended to make the area of Pennsylvania a religious haven for quakers -
Bacon's Rebellion
Led by Nathaniel Bacon, included the murder of indians. These events continued to repeat themselves until rebels established their own government. -
William Penn
helped found the colony of Pennsylvania which was a safe haven for Quakers. -
Enlightenment
As time progressed Americans became less influenced by European way of thought, culture, and society. A key concept to rationalism -
"Letter of Tolerance"
A letter sent to parlement conserning the seperation of seperation of church and state. Eventually it was passed. -
Natural Law
Isaac Newton discovered natural law within the physical realm such as life, liberty, and property, they helped people focus on what human reason could accomplish. -
Salem witch trials
Executed many innocent women and a few men, but it also exposed the dark side of the way puritians viewed women -
King William's War
France and England battle on the northern frontiers of new england and new york. -
Florida Slave Code
Spain declared florida a refuge for slaves if they would defend the colony, it opened the eyes to many about how slaves should be treated like equal people -
Gold Coast
A large are of trading, all trade was basically done around the same area which created ease for sellers and buyers -
Middle Passage
A voyage of slave ships that went through a triangle of Great Britian, Africa, and America. It was an easier and quicker way to get slaves to America -
Pennsylvania Dutch
Weren't actually dutch they were german, many came from western Europe and were known for their way of life. -
Harvard and Yale
Puritians in conneticut thought harvard was to liberial so they created yale. Allowed students to attand a collage that backed their views -
Literacy Rate
85% of men and 50% of women were literate. This was that highest literacy rate in the entire atlantic world. -
Mulattoes
A group of Africans, Indians, and Europeans who came from mixed antrestry -
Virginia
A code that closed many avenues of freedom for new slaves after it was established it became a model code for other colonies to use. -
Birth Rates
Colonial regions grew 3% annually meaning that colonies were prospecting and not as many people were dying due to european diseases. -
Immigration Policies
New France and New spain resrticted immigrated while england did not which in turn created a base for further growth. -
Queen Anne's War
England fought France and Spain in the Caribbean and the northern frontier -
Mercantilism
The use of other means than war to win the wealth of the war, many poeple didnt need to get to war to get what theu wanted. -
Commodity Money
Theings such as fur and tobacco to keep the economy running. money made through selling commodities (tradable items sold by colonist) -
Great Awakening
A series of religious revivals occuring thought the colonies. American religious communities became divided into new lights and old lights -
Apprenticships
Young men would work in exchange for learning the skills, often learning those skills would move them up in business or allow them to start their own. -
Ivy League Schools
colleges founded due to the great awakening allowed students to be tought without major religious impact. -
Collective Resistance
People rebelled together because it was more effective -
Stono Rebellion
20 slaves martched toward florida to get to the refuge but were overtaken by the military. Important movemnet for african slaves. -
War of Jenkins's Ear
Great Britian and Spain fought in the Caribbean -
Arminianism
Belief in harmony with the enlightnment view that men and women were not helpless pawns but rational beings who could determain their own destinies. -
King George's war
Great Britian and France fight in Acadia and nova Scotia -
Log College
Taught enthusiastic ministers about the great awakening later called prinston. -
French and Indian War
The last great colonial war pitting Great Britian against France and Spain. -
First President to be Impeached
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Columbine Highschool Shooting
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Anthrax outbreak
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September 11
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War in Iraq
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Tusnami, India
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Hurricane Katrina
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Financial Melt-down
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Swine Flu Epidemic
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First African-American President