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