NAME:_______________________BLOCK ______ UNIT 4 NOTES
DATE:
1587
Definition
Definition
_________________________ Colony begun by Sir Walter Raleigh, known
as The Lost Colony. Economic Venture.
JOINT STOCK COMPANY: Several investors who pool their wealth in support of a
colony. An _______________ venture for profit.
CHARTER: An official document to start a colony from the English monarch who
was entitled to a ______________of the profits
DATE:
1607
______________________Colony, Begun with a Charter from King
________________________. Virginia Company were land owners, Colonists
were _______________________. Economic Venture.
Tobacco
Tobacco Economy led to a need for more ____________, causing fighting with
__________________.
DATE:
1617
Shortage of __________________ causes VA Company to start giving colonists
land. Land and property become combined to equal
______________________.
DATE:
1618
House of Burgesses begins in Virginia. First seed of American
_____________________________.
DATE:
1620
________________________ Colony, settled by Separatists from England
seeking ______________________ freedom.
DOCUMENT
THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT: 1st written Constitution in America. States that
Government depends on consent of the _____________________
DATE:
1628
Massachusetts Settlement, settled by ________________ seeking
_____________________ freedom. Paid for by the Massachusetts Bay
Company (MBC).
PEOPLE
__________________ Winthrop: a lawyer, highly educated, wealthy. ““We
must consider that wee shall be as a ______________ upon a Hill, the eyes of
____________people are upon us.”
NAME:_______________________BLOCK ______ UNIT 4 NOTES
Definition
THE GREAT MIGRATION: Over 14,000 settlers , fleeing
____________________ persecution against Puritans under King Charles I .
New Settlers distrust _______________________________.
DATE:
1623
DATE:
1636
NEW Hampshire Colony.
DOCUMENT
THE FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT: Established a Democratic
state run by ____________________.
DATE:
1632
Maryland Colony: Founded for religious freedom for
_______________________. Leader was a Catholic, George Calvert, known
as Lord _________________________.
DOCUMENT
Maryland Act of Toleration: Passed to allow _______________ of all Christian
Religions in Maryland; however as the Puritan population grew in Annapolis, it
was eventually overturned and ______________________ could not hold
public office, vote, celebrate Mass or provide Catholic education to their children.
DATE:
1636
_______________ ISLAND COLONY settled by Roger Williams for
_______________________ freedoms
People
ANNE HUTCHISON: Believed in no link between faith and ____________. So
you could do whatever you wanted. Threatened community’s
___________________ code.
DATE:
1638
Delaware Colony founded by Dutch.
DATE:
1663
NORTH ____________________ Colony and SOUTH Carolina Colony
founded by 8 Proprietors. Eventually they __________________ apart.
DATE:
1664
NEW ____________________ Colony established by Dutch. Becomes a
haven for ____________________ and smugglers. British take it and name it
after Duke of _________________ (who becomes next King James)
DATE:
1664
______________JERSEY colony established
DATE: 1681
Pennsylvania COLONY established by William _____
Connecticut Colony.
NAME:_______________________BLOCK ______ UNIT 4 NOTES
People
WILLIAM PENN: a ________________________, he allowed
___________________________ toleration and treated the Indians as
equals.
DATE:
1732
____________________________ COLONY settled by James Oglethorpe
People
JAMES OGLETHORPE: ______________________ hero; had headed
investigation into English prisons; wanted a new start for poor English. Given
land to form a _______________ between Catholic Florida and Protestant
British colonies.
TRENDS
1. Distance between G.B. & Colonies leads to Independence
2. Land gives them political status and confidence
3. Form belief in right to rebel against a government that doesn’t provide basic
rights of ___________, liberty & _____________ freedom.
4. Religious toleration due to _____________ of space to keep apart, and the
constant need for labor.
5. Balance of power among all groups
Defense History
Battles against Indians led to growth of ______________________.
Americans became great Marksmen/shots.
Definition
Mercantile System: England saw America as a big ________________.
Americans sent ___________________ materials to England, and had to
________________ back finished goods ONLY from England
Economic
Relationship
Political
Relationship
1. Great Britain imposes strict control over Colonies
2. Great Britain taxes Colonies after French and _____________ War
3. Colonies had to trade raw materials for goods made in _____________
1. Colonists had to obey British laws, which are enforced by Governors
2. Colonial ___________________ were appointed by King or Proprietor
3. A colonial ______________________ made laws for each colony but were
monitored by the colonial Governors