1. Unit II Flashcards

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Royal colony
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A colony ruled by a king or queen and governed by officials appointed to serve the monarchy and represent its interests.
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3. Headright #2
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Fifty acres of free land granted by the Virginia Company to planters for each indentured servant they purchased.
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4. Puritans Review #3 SHOW NEXT
Dissenters from the Church of England who wanted a genuine Reformation rather than the partial Reformation sought by Henry VIII. Their religious principles emphasized the importance of an individual’s relationship with God developed thought Bible study, prayer, and introspection.
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5. Quakers Review #4 SHOW NEXT
Epithet for members of the Society of Friends. Their belief that God spoke directly to each individual through an “inner light” and that neither ministers nor the Bible was essential to discovering God’s Word put them in conflict with orthodox Puritans.
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6. Glorious Revolution Review #5 SHOW NEXT
Relatively bloodless revolution reasserting Protestant influence in England and its empire. It saw King James flee to France, and William III and Mary II become corulers.
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7. English Reformation Review #6 SHOW NEXT
Reform effort initiated by King Henry VIII that included banning the Catholic Church and declaring the English monarch head of the new Church of England but little change in doctrine. Henry’s primary concern was consolidating his political power.
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8. Virginia Company Review #7 SHOW NEXT
A joint-stock company organized by London investors in 1606 that received a land grant from King James I in order to establish English colonies in North America. Investors hoped to enrich themselves and strengthen England economically and politically.
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9. Jamestown Review #8 SHOW NEXT
The first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 by colonists sponsored by the Virginia Company.
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10. Navigation Acts Review #9 SHOW NEXT
English laws passed in the 1650s and 1660s requiring that English colonial goods be shipped through English ports on English ships in order to benefit English merchants, shippers, and seamen.
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11. Bacon’s Rebellion Review #10 SHOW NEXT
An unsuccessful rebellion against the colonial government in 1676, led by frontier settler Nathaniel Bacon, which arose when increased violence between Indians and colonists pushing westward was met with government refusal to protect settlers or allow them to settle Indian lands.
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