America
A
Narrative
History:
Chapter
2
Virginia
Company
-
ANSA
joint
stock
enterprise
that
King
James
I
chartered
in
1606.
Two
divisions:
First
Colony
of
London
&
Second
Colony
of
Plymouth.
The
company
was
to
spread
Christianity
in
the
New
World
as
well
as
find
ways
to
make
profit
in
it
to
free
themselves
from
their
dependence
on
Spain.
They
placed
first
permanent
colony
in
1607-
Jamestown.
Chief
Powhatan
Wahunsonacock
-
ANSHe
was
called
this
by
the
English
after
the
name
of
his
tribe,
and
was
the
powerful,
charismatic
chief
of
numerous
Algonquian
-speaking
towns
in
eastern
VA
representing
over
10,000
Indians.
He
developed
trade
with
the
English
exchanging
cornn
and
hides
for
hatchets,
swords,
and
muskets.
Captain
John
Smith
-
ANSA
swashbuckling
soldier
of
fortune
with
rare
powers
of
leadership
and
self-promotion,
he
was
appointed
to
the
resident
council
to
manage
Jamestown.
He
imposed
strict
discipline
and
forced
labor
("he
that
will
not
work
shall
not
eat"),
bargained
with
indians,
and
explored
and
mapped
the
Chesapeake
region.
Opchancanough
-
ANSThe
brother
and
successor
of
Powhatan
who
led
his
tribe
in
an
attempt
to
repel
the
English
settlers
in
Virginia
1622.
Bacon's
Rebellion
-
ANSUnsuccessful
1676
revolt
led
by
a
planter
against
Virginia
governor
William
Berkley's
administration,
because
he
wouldn't
displace
Indians
to
give
up
more
land.
Proprietary
Colony
-
ANSA
colony
that
is
owned
by
an
individual
rather
than
a
joint-stock
company.
Maryland
was
the
first,
granted
to
Lord
Baltimore.
Puritains
-
ANSEnglish
religious
group
that
sought
to
purify
the
church
of
England;
founded
the
Massachusettes
Bay
Colony.
John
Winthrop
-
ANSPuritain
leader
and
governor
of
the
Massachusetts
Bay
Colony
who
resolved
to
use
the
colony
as
a
refuge
for
persecuted
Puritains
and
as
an
instrument
of
building
a
"wilderness
Zion"
in
America
and
creating
a
"city
upon
a
hill"
as
an
example
to
England
of
what
a
godly
community
it
could
be.
MBC
was
self-governing.
Roger
Williams
-
ANSHe
arrived
in
Massachusetts
from
England
in
1631
and
was
the
first
to
cause
problems.
He
was
the
purest
of
Puritans,
troubled
by
the
failure
of
Massachusetts
nonconformists
to
repudiate
the
"whorish"
Church
of
England
entirely.
He
cherished
liberty
and
believed
that
the
true
covenant
was
between
god
and
the
individual.
He
also
believed
in
separation
of
church
and
state
would
ensure
complete
purity
of
the
church.
Because
of
his
ideas
,
the
General
Court
banished
him
to
England
but
Gov.
Winthrop
allowed
him
to
sneak
away
with
his
family
and
a
few
followers
to
find
settlement
among
Indians.
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