coming to America
pilgrim
Landed in Plymouth, MA; Came over on the Mayflower; Thanksgiving tradition started; Came for religious freedom.(all Pilgrims are puritans)
Sir Walter Raleigh
Landed on Roanoke Island; First English Settlement in America; Known as the "lost colony" because when supply ships returned to Roanoke, no one was there. (sir wa-)
Nathaniel Bacon
Lead's Bacon's rebellion; Western farmers were upset that the Government didn't help them fight the Indians. They burned down Jamestown. (nath)
Captain John Smith
Leader of the Jamestown colony. When he left for England, the colony lacked a strong leader and only 60 out of 544 remained. ( is a john)
Sir Frances Drake
Led raids against Spanish ships. (He was a pirate) He helped defeat the Spanish Armada and this gives Britain control of the seas. hints(sir)
Thomas Hooker
Left MA for CT; Established the 1st Constitution in U.S.; Fundamental Orders of CT (Thomas)
Middle Passage
Many slaves die on the voyage from Africa to America. ( first __________ end ) (name of a long story)
John Rolfe -
Married Pocahontas and taught the settlers of Jamestown how to grow tobacco. Jamestown prospered. He also instituted private land ownership, which encouraged the settlers to work because they kept the profits.
Representative Gov't
People elect their leaders to make laws. (gov't )
Puritans
People who wanted to reform the Protestant Church. Persecuted in England, they came to America. (Massachusetts) They also persecuted other religions when they came to America.( not all puritans are Pilgrims )
Mayflower Compact
Pilgrims promise to support Britain and uphold laws. ( what boat they came on )
Quakers
Religious group who believed in non - violence and toleration. think of an earth quake
Charter
Right to organize a colony ( think of an school
Mason-Dixon Line
Separates MD &PA; Line
William Penn
Founded PA as a religious experiment (freedom of religion); Quaker ( William)
Bacon's Rebellion
Western farmers were mad at Gov't; burned Jamestown (bacon)
Jamestown (1607)
1st American Colony (most important town in 1607 )
French & Indian War
Britain and colonists fight the French and Indians for control of N. America (war )
William Pitt:
British Prime Minister; British pay for French & Indian War( pitt also one of the Williams )
Anne Hutchinson
Challenged Puritan authority and was forced to move to RI (Hutchinson)
Proprietary Colony
Colony in which the owner controls the government. Examples: Duke of York - NY; Lord Baltimore- MD; William Penn PA; NJ & DE were also this. ( to own something -colony)
Proclamation of 1763
Forbid colonists from crossing the App. Mountains. (1763)
George Washington
Fought the French and Indians at Fort Necessity. ( someone very important to history )
Roanoke Island
Home of the "lost colony" (think of an island)
Spanish Armada:
Spanish fleet defeated by the British; balance of power goes to England (armada )
Great Migration
Thousands of Puritans move to MA during the 1630's ( really good things , what birds do when its cold)
John Winthrop:
led the Massachusetts Bay Colony in Boston. Came for religious freedom. jonh
Roger Williams
left MA for RI; RI was the first colony with freedom of Religion.( roger )
Pocahontas
married John Rolfe in 1614, and saved his life