Period 2: 1607-1754
Janajhia Turner
January 2016
Europeans and American Indians maneuvered and fought for dominance, control, and security in North America, and distinctive colonial and native societies emerged.
Jamestown, Virginia, founded (1607)
King James I of England chartered the Virginia Company, a joint-stock company that founded the first permanent English colony in America at Jamestown in 1607.
The Chesapeake Colonies
In 1632, King Charles I chartered a new colony on either side of Chesapeake Bay and granted control of it to George Calvert, as a reward for this Catholic nobleman's service to the crown. The new colony of Maryland became the first proprietary colony.
Boston, The City on a Hill
Between 1629 and 1640, 20,000 Puritans left England for America to escape religious persecution. They hoped to establish a church free from worldly corruption and founded on voluntary agreement among congregants.
Halfway Covenant
A form of church membership among the Congregational churches of New England allowed by decisions in 1657 and 1662 and permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy privileges of full membership except the partaking of the Lord's Supper.
New England Confederation
The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a short-lived military alliance of the English colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven.
King Philip's War
King Philip united many tribes in Southern New England against the English settlers. In the war, thousands on both sides were killed, and dozens of towns and villages were burned.
WOR 1.2.I
As a result of King Philip's War, the colonial forces eventually prevailed, killing King Philip and ending most American Indian resistance in New England.
MIG-1.0
Headright System: Virginia attempted to attract immigrants through offers of land.
APUSH Review: Period 2 (1607 - 1754) In 10 Minutes!