History 201 Chapter 4

what happens since plymouth does not have a separate charter?

they become taken over by Massachusetts Bay

When did the Puritans/Pilgrims get to Plymouth?

1920s

Holds meetings at her home, inviting women to talk about the sermon..what she talks about is not puritan beliefs.

ANNE HUTCHINSON

What breaks up the Dominican of England>?

Act of Toleration

What does Roger Williams believe?

Believes you should purchase the land from the indians instead of taking it..

who helped Plymouth getting started?

Chief Massasoit and Squanto

Charles II dies without children so his brother becomes king, James II..he created the colonies called ___

Dominion of New England;new york and new jersey,,

while the english are settling two other nations are establishing settlements..

French & Dutch

the legislature in mass, bay that makes laws in court, enforces them, with 2 houses..

General court

Who founded the Massachusetts Bay Company?

John Winthrop

who is Massachusetts bay established under?

John Winthrop

What does Roger Willaims do with rhode island, or how does he set up the colony?

He lets all christians practice there. he lets all men vote, he is practicing what he believes.

Who explored the land for the Dutch?

Henry Hudson

What happens as they begin trading?

Indians are running out of animals to hunt so they start to look for more..

Who do the dutch trade with?

Mohawks and Iroquois

The agreement on how the Puritans would govern themselves

Mayflower Compact

What happens in the Metacom war?

Metacom, Massasoui's son believe puritans are threatening indianns so Metacom gets allies and attacks towns around Plymouth,but runs out of resources and is killed

What colony did the Dutch set up?

New Netherlands, New Amsterdam, Fort Orange

What were the English colonies in the North?

Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire

Describe Pennsylvania

Proprietorship; have fair policies towards indians William Pen learns to speak Delaware; Has a government with roles; bicameral legistlature, which creates problems, so changes to unicameral legislature..; William buys land from the south, each govern themselves but share a governor..Delaware is separate

Who is Roger Williams?

Puritan Clergy who leaves mass bay because of the conditions and goes to Rhode Island

wealthy puritans who dominate the religious life in mass bay..they want to establish a perfect place..

Puritan Oligarchy

What is the great migration?

Puritans leaving england to come to the colony., most were wealthy

Believe that all men and women are equal in gods eyes

Quakers

What happens as a result of this trading with the dutch?

The Beaver wars break out

Who hired the dutch explorer?

The Dutch West India Company

What is the beaver wars?

The Iroquois had more arms from trading so they took the advantage and attacked the Huron so they could have more land to hunt furs,,.killing most of them

New Hampsure and maine were given to two men and divided between them..what happens?

They are taken over by Mass and become a royal colony

Who led Connecticut?

Thomas hooker

Who is a quaker?

Willaim Pen

Who settles Pennsylavnia ?

William Pen

Who is Plymouths governor?

William bradford

What is the purpose of the dutch colonies?

a business venture so they can trade and get furs from the indians..

How did Plymouth come to be?

a group named the puritans wanted everything roman catholic gone..they want to worship on their own, they were Calvinists.. so they began criticizing the church.. James I considers criticizing the church criticizing him, so he starts killing them..The Puritans flee to the Netherlands, where their children started speaking dutch and marrying dutch, going to dutch churches.. they wanted an english church so they look for another place to go.They get permission to go to the new world from the Virginia Company to go to Virginia..

She is a threat to massachusetts, is put on trial and out argues the men, gets banished and moves to rhode island, where she is then asked to leave, then goes to Connecticut where she is killed by indians

anne hutchinson

what is the act of toleration?

assurance of Protestant leadership..the settlement passed w parliament..cant be catholic to be queen/king of England..so freedom of worship

what does the Massachusetts Bay Co. do?

gets charter from the king

what does king james do with the colonies he sets up?

he gets rid of colonial assemblies,,sends a governor there and he is arrogant,,he levies taxes on his own people

Characteristics of Dutch colonies

loose control, trading nations, Protestant with no particular church, the main goal is trade with the indians for furs

Where did the french settle

mainly canada, some louisiana

What does Roger Willaims do?

makes friends with indians, buys land from them. gets a charter from england for Rhode Island to be independent..

Women in Colonial america

no rights. expected to married, property she owns is controlled by husband, husband is her authority, no legal rights, widows/single women have some control over their property, can't vote

how did the puritans get land from the indians?

purchasing, diseases killed off indians, or by force

Characteristics of French colonies

reasonable control, roman catholic, small amount of people, and trade alliances with the Algonquin and Hurons

What is France's purpose of setting up colonies?

tade and expand their influence worldwide

What do chief massasoit and squanto do?

teach puritans what to plant.

what happened under the Puritan Oligarchy?

voting is limited to adult male church members, it creates order and stability, there is no freedom of religion, the center of town has houses and churches, the outside of towns are farms..the population gets too big so groups go out and establish their own areas. also they are not happy with the way things are ran so they leave..