American History 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Indentured Servants | Men who received free passage - and eventually land- to the New Word in exchange for working without pay for 5-7 years |
| First Families of Virginia | Among the first to arrive in Virginia from England. Had an advantage because they arrived early enough to get the good land. |
| Mayflower Compact of 1620 | First compact made in America, said pilgrims had to accept majority rule and participate in a government. Pilgrims were afraid of the state of nature therefore they implemented self-government |
| Mercantilism | An economic system that drove competition between nation states in Europe. This led to countries' intrest in wealth and power Importance: This led to England's interest in the New World because Spain was in the New World, hence Jamestown and eventually Plymouth. |
| John Rolfe | Sells Tobacco that becomes profitable which makes Jamestown successful, although it is on the brink of failure. He also marries Pocahontas. |
| Bacon's Rebellion | Bacon's plantation in the west kept getting attacked by natives and governor Berkeley wouldn't help, so he and his army of servants/poor land owners attacked Jamestown. |
| Headright System | King gave 50 acres reward for plantation owners if they payed for servant's journey. Made it non-risky for plantation owners to invest in indentured servants. |
| Half Way Covenant | Since churches needed more supporters, they let people attend church services even if they had not proven their predestination to heaven. Franchise expands making NE more Democratic. |
| Colombian Exchange | Trade between New World and Old World; leads to inflation from gold; Ex: corn, tobacco from Natives & horses, guns from Europeans |
| Joint Stock Company | A business in which investors pool their wealth for a common purpose, then share the profits. Individuals are financed by these companies.Problem with this was that they could pull out at any time, risking the funds for pilgrims when they already started. (ex: Virginia company) |
| Virginia Stock Company | Privately funded groups that go to new world in order to make a profit. The king would give a charter of a certain area then people would pay to send them, founded Jamestown. |
| House of Burgesses | The first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619, representative colony set up by England to make laws and levy taxes but England could veto its legislative acts. |
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