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| colinies like jamestown that were operated by joint stock companies |
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| like virgina post 1624, under direct rule of the king |
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| Like tha tof Maryland an dPenn. that are under the authority of individuals granted charters by the king |
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| King Charles 1 subdivides Virginia gave power to George Calvert(Lord Baltimore), Maryland Virginia created. |
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| George Calver(Lord Baltimore) |
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| Catholic loyal to the crown propreitor who lead Maryland. |
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| Cecil Calvert(Lord Baltimore) |
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| Second Lord Baltimore tried to gain wealth as leader and make a safe haven for catholics in the colonies. |
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| Act by the catholcis in Maryland after the protestants became the majority of people. Granted relgious freedom to all Christians . |
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| Official religion was anglican. Produced tobacco and suffered an economic depression in the 1660's. |
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| Royal governor of Virginia, favored large planters and used dictorial power to govern them. Antagonized back woods farmers in west virginia. |
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| Bacon and others sick of Berkely rebel, succesfully beat him and burn Jamestown, but rebellion falls apart after Bacon dies of dysentry. Events show sharp class difference between farmers in Virginia and showed colonial resistance to royal control. |
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| Young people from Britain decided to become servants of wealthy colonists for a certain period of time and sometimes got money or land. |
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| Method of attracting people to Virginia, offered 50 acres of land to immgirants that payed their own passage and plantation owners who paid for an immigrants passage. |
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| Puritan minister who founded Rhode Island in Providence. First colony to give rightsto natives and gave religous toleration. |
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| Banished from Ma bay colony for beleiving faith alone rather than deeds put you in heaven. Migrated to an area near Providence. |
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| The idea that faith alone, not deeds, is necesary for salvation. |
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| Puritan leader who founded Hartford,Ct. Drew up first consitution in american history Fundemental Orders of Ct. Was a democracy with popular vote detriming legislation and leg. detirming governor. |
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| Settled New Haven with own royal charter allowing for a small degree of self government including elcetion of governor. |
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| Originall part of Mass Bay Colony, made a royaal colony by King Charles II so he could have more control over the colonies. |
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| People began to stray away from being Puritans in NE. In an effort to maintain church influence, it was offered by clergymen to those who professed limited religious commitment. |
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| New England Confederation |
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| NE states formed an alliance in case Natives, French or the Dutch attacked. Alliance was made becasue of Civil War in England, so if war broke out in the colonies they could expect little help. |
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| Wampanoag leader named Metacom known to colonists as King Philip united tribes against colonists in NE. MAny died, colonists won and ended Native resistance in NE. |
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| Colonies founded in the period of Restoratuion in England. |
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SC economy based on trading furs and giving food to the west indies. Eventualy gained rice plantations that had african slaves.
NC economy of tobacco growing farms and had few good harbors and poor transportation. |
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| Charles II wanted to connect Cheasapeke with NE so he sentthe Duke of York to take control of New Netherland. When captured Duke made new taxes, duties and rents without seeking assembly and added no more assembly. Eventually rules changed and some rights were granted. |
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| Broke off of NY becasue King thought it would be to hard to control. Originally had a west and east and attracted settlers by making land offers and allowing religious freedom. |
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| Quaker majority, quakers believed in equality of men and women, nonviloence and military resistance, widely persecuted in England. William Penn gave then considerable wealth, he as an early convert, and they named the state after him. |
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| Penns goals of his colonies were to provide a religious refuge for Quakers and other religions, inact liberal ideas in government and make profit for himself. Unlike most Penn came to live in his colony to help them with the goals and he treated natives fairly. |
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| Frame of Government1682-1683 |
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| Penn guranteeing representive assembly elected by landowners. |
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| Consittuion of Penn. that guranteed freedom of worship for all immigrants. |
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| Penn granted 3 lower counties of Penn. in effect created Delaware. |
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| Created because Britain wanted to create a buffer from Spain and British put prisoners there. |
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| Founded Georgia in Savannah with no alchohol allowed and no slavery. It did not prosper. |
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| Economic policy that looked upon trade, colonies and accumulation of wealth as the basis for a country's military and political strength. |
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| Mercantilist policy that stated trade from colonies can only be carried by English ships, all goods can only go through english ports and goods can only exported to England. |
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| James II detirmined to increase control combined the colnies into larger administrative units. |
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| Royal governor of the Dominion of NE. Unpopular becasue he levyed taxes, limited town meeting and revoking land titles. |
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| William and Marry took over for James II which brought the Dominion of NE to an end. |
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| Three part trade route between Africa, Europe and North America(West Indies and British Colonies). |
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| Trip for slaves from Africa to North America. Not many made it becasue of crammed conditions and disease among them. |
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