US history 1 chapter 2-3

English explorer and soldier, founded Jamestown

businesses in which investors pool their money/wealth for a common purpose

first location of English settlement

the Virginia company's policy of granting 50 acres of land to each settler and each family member who accompanied him

a person who has contracted to work for a limited period, often in return for travel expenses, shelter and sustenance

a colony under the direct control of the English Monarch

he despised the native americans and raised an army to fight against them

church members who wanted to reform the church of England

the Puritans governor

a member of the Puritan groups who denied any possibility of change within the Church of England, established their own separate churches

wanted to establish a haven for Quakers in America

someone granted ownership and full governing rights over certain English colonies

a protestant sect whose religious and social beliefs were radical for the time

nations seek to increase wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver by establishing a favorable amount of trade

laws enacted by Parliament beginning in 1651 to tighten England's control of trade in America

England relaxes law enforcement in return from economic loyalty from the colonies

crop grown by a farmer for sale rather the personal use

transatlantic system of trade where goods and people were exchanged between Africa, England, West Indies and the colonies of America

voyage that brought enslaved africans to the west indies and later north american

intellectual movement that emphasized the use of reason and scientific method as means of obtaining knowledge

the revival of religious feeling in the colonies in 1730's and 1750's