Definition 1 of 45
an economic policy adopted by most European kingdoms in the 17th century; looked up trade,
colonies, and the accumulation of wealth as the basis for a country's military and political
strength; believed that a government should regulate trade and production to enable it to
become self-sufficient and that colonies existed only to enrich the parent country
mercantilism
capitalism
triangular trade
antinomianism
Definition 2 of 45
a system under which Virginia offered 50 acres of land to each immigrant who paid for his own
passage and to any plantation owner who paid for an immigrant's passage
roger williams
headright system
william penn
middle passage
Definition 3 of 45
George Calvert's son; control of the Maryland proprietorship passed to him in 1632, and he set
about implementing his father's plan in 1634
James Oglethorpe
Roger Williams
William Penn
Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore
,Definition 4 of 45
the combination of Providence and Portsmouth into a single colony; formed when Roger
Williams was granted a charter in 1644--offered religious freedom to all and served as a refuge
for people of various faiths
Connecticut
Middle Passage
Delaware
Rhode Island
Definition 5 of 45
a Reverend who led a large group of Boston Puritans into the Connecticut River Valley and
founded the colony of Hartford in 1636
James Oglethorpe
Anne Hutchinson
Quakers
Thomas Hooker
Definition 6 of 45
in 1688, deposed king James II from the throne and replaced him with two new sovereigns:
William and Mary; despite this, mercantilist policies remained in force
Dominion Of New England
The Carolinas
Glorious Revolution
Navigation Acts
,Definition 7 of 45
founded the colony of Pennsylvania; a young convert to the Quaker faith whose father had
been a victorious admiral in the service of the king; he was left considerable wealth and was
given a grant of land by the royal family in 1681 to repay their debt to his father
James Oglethorpe
Roger Williams
William Penn
Anne Hutchinson
Definition 8 of 45
a system in which enslaved Africans were imported to provide labor for plantations; in the
1660s, laws were enacted that discriminated between blacks and whites
antinomianism
slavery
mercantilism
royal colonies
Definition 9 of 45
trade route regularly followed by merchant ships; a ship loaded with barrels of rum would
venture from New England to West Africa, where the rum would be traded for hundreds of
captive Africans--then the Africans would travel from Africa to the West Indies and be traded
for a cargo of sugarcanes, which was returned to New England for the use of making rum
mercantilism
slavery
middle passage
triangular trade
, Definition 10 of 45
adopted in 1649; the first colonial statute granting religious freedom to all Christians (however,
it also called for death of anyone who denied the divinity of Jesus)
Act of Toleration (1649)
Charter of Liberties (1701)
Frame of Government (1682-1683)
Halfway covenant
Definition 11 of 45
were under the authority of individuals granted charters of ownership by the king; such as
Maryland and Pennsylvania
proprietary colonies
chesapeake colonies
new england confederation
mercantilism
Definition 12 of 45
led a group of philanthropists who were given a royal charter for a proprietary colony;
founded Georgia's first settlement in 1733; acted as the colony's first governor and put into
effect an elaborate plan for making the colony thrive
James Oglethorpe
William Penn
John Davenport
Roger Williams
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