Period 2: Colonial North America 1690-1754 Crossword

first permanent British settlement in North American
company that settled in Jamestown
Companies that raised money by selling stock
law that granted land to new settlers in the Chesapeake area
law that granted religious freedom to all Christians in Maryland
nathaniel bacon leads followers against William Berkeley but dies suddenly, but this helped to decrease the power of the plantation- elites and to improve life for farmers and indentured servants
colony established by puritans and also separatists
colony that was founded by puritans and led by john winthrop
laws imposed by Britain on the american colonists that required colonists to trade primarily with Britain
colonies that began as land grants by the king of England to aristocrats (like Lord Baltimore)
English Quaker whose proprietorship became a haven for Quakers
religious revival begun in the 1730s by British minister George Whitefield
everyone in the colonial society except for African Americans could improve their status/ standard of living with hard work
published an article about the New York's royal governor and was charged and acquitted by the jury
philosophical movement that advocated the use of reason and rationality to establish a system of ethics and knowledge
this war slowed the westward march of English settlement in New England for several decades. but this war inflicted a lasting defeat on New England's Indians
this war virtually annihilated the pequot tribe and inaugurated four decades of uneasy peace between Puritans and Indians
the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians
idea that the colonies benefited by being left alone as long as they remained loyal to England
captives from Africa herded aboard on ships in gruesome conditions to be traded in a slave market
witchcraft hysteria, and "witch-hunts" ; accused young girls in the town of being "witches" and got convicted
involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities
all the colonies permitted the practice of different religions but with varying degrees of freedom
economic policy. looked upon trade, colonies, and the accumulation of wealth as the basis for a country's military and political strength
Mostly Southern Protestants in the colonies that emphasized the "born again" experience. It appealed to the poor and slaves because it emphasized equality in God's eyes
Pennsylvania's 1681 constitution which guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians and suffrage for all male property owners