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Ocean trip from Africa to Americas in which thousands of enslaved Africans died
The Middle Passage
English settlers in 1600s who wanted religious freedom in the Americas
Pilgrims
Group of English Protestants who settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony and set up a colony to practice their religion
Puritans (wanted to “purify” the English Church)
Protestant reformers who settled in Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution in England
Quakers William Penn - Founder
First representative assembly in the New World Jamestown = example of democratic ideas
House of Burgesses
Laws passed by English Parliament that regulated trade between England and its colonies. Made sure ONLY England benefitted from trade
Navigation Acts
Agreement for ruling the Plymouth colony, signed by the pilgrims before they landed at Plymouth
Mayflower Compact
Economic theory that believes colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country
Mercantilism
Colonial trade route between New England, West Indies and Africa
Triangular Trade
Person who tries to spread certain religious beliefs among a group of people
Missionary
Why did the Pilgrims come to New World
Religious Freedom
Why did the settlers of Jamestown come to the New World?
Gold, Adventure
Why/how did Jamestown become a profitable colony?
It produced tobacco
This country was the first to settle in New York (was originally called New Amsterdam)
Netherlands
Why was Pennsylvania established?
As a refuge for Quakers so they could practice their religion
Leader of the Jamestown colony
John Smith
What did the Mayflower Compact state?
It was agreement between settlers that said they would discuss issues that concerned the community before making decisions
What was the House of Burgesses?
The first representative government in the New World
This group of people had the power in the New England colonies
Priests
This is the nickname of the Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware)
The “Breadbasket Colonies”
These two countries fought the French and Indian War
England and France
This resource was what the French were interested in and in control of
The Fur Trade
These two items are what the French and English were fighting over
Territory and the Fur Trade
This is considered the first political cartoon. It was drawn by Benjamin Franklin. The cartoon was attempting to gain support for this plan.
The Albany Plan of Union
What were the results of the French and Indian War?
1.France loses possessions in North America 2. England has HUGE war debt
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