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Colonization
1. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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1. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: body of laws for
Connecticut – government’s power came only from the people.
- When: 1639
- Where: Connecticut
- Impact: other colonies began to make a body of laws –
giving power to the people (1st constitution in the western
tradition?)
2. Anglican Church
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2. Anglican Church : Church of England – southern colonies
remained members
- When: 1534
- Where: England – Southern colonies supported
- Impact: difference in religion in different regions
3. headright system (method)
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3. headright system- 50 acres of land promised if you settle in
Virginia
- When: 1618
- Where: Virginia
- Impact: increased population in Virginia.
4. House of Burgesses
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4. House of Burgesses – legislative body in Virginia
- When: 1619 -1775
- Where: Virginia
- Impact: first legislative assembly of elected representatives
in North America - people had a voice in government;
model for later US government
5. indentured servant
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5. indentured servant – work up to 7 years for their passage
to America
- When: 1620 - 1700
- Where: North American Colonies
- Impact: more people were able to come to America
6. Jamestown
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6. Jamestown – first successful English settlement in VA
- When: 1607
- Where: Virginia
- Impact: England’s foothold in the Americas; gave England
hope of more colonies
7. Mayflower Compact
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7. Mayflower Compact - document to establish self-gov’t
- When: 1620
- Where: Mayflower (boat on the way to New England Colonies)
- Impact: 1st governing document of Plymouth; Colonies’
government would be representative; expressed citizen’s rights.
8. plantation system
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8. plantation system- huge farms owned by wealthy
landowners to raise cash crops
- When: mid 1600’s – 1865
- Where: Southern colonies
- Impact: southern colonies spread out; made slavery an
institution in the colonies (southern); few large cities;
social hierarchy – rich v. poor, educated v. not
9. Plymouth
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9. Plymouth – est. by Puritans in Massachusetts
- When: 1620
- Where: Massachusetts
- Impact: Pilgrims; first New England settlement
10. Puritans
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10. Puritans – established New England Colonies to escape
religious persecution; known as Pilgrims
- When: Early 1500’s – 1600’s
- Where: From England to the New England Colonies
(Massachusetts, RI, CT, NH)
- Impact: 1st public education = Mass.; started successful
colonies that became state; strict religious views
11. Quakers
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11. Quakers - religious group that was non-violent – settled
in Pennsylvania.
- When: 1677 – present day
- Where: Pennsylvania (middle colonies)
- Impact: religious tolerance – very accepting; promoted
diversity
12. religious dissent
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12. religious dissent – disagreement with the Anglican Church
When: early 1600s – 1700s
Where: Europe & America
Impact: people separated from the Church of England
(Anglican) & came to America to flee persecution; included
Puritans & Quakers.
13. representative government
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13. representative governments – people elect leaders & have a
“voice” in their gov’t
- When: 500 bc – present
- Where: Greece, Roman Empire, America
- Impact: colonial assemblies; increased desire to overthrow the
British monarchy
14. salutary neglect
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14. salutary neglect - colonists governed themselves without
the crown’s assertion (“friendly ignoring”)
- When: early 1700’s
- Where: 13 colonies
- Impact: Gave colonists a sense of independence & didn’t
want the King telling them what to do
15. slavery
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15. slavery – people owned like property; forced labor
- When: 1619 - 1865
- Where: North American colonies
- Impact: Increase agricultural production for southern
colonies; became an “institution” in the South = dependent on
labor force to support the economy; social & political
difference between the North & South
16. staple crops
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16. staple crops – crops in large demand & provided the bulk
of the middle colonies’ income (exception =
rice in the southern colonies)
- When: 1612- 1870
- Where: middle colonies
- Impact: Crucial for economy’s success (breadbasket)