AR Ch. 3 Review

Emigration of almost 10,000 Puritans to North America between 1629 and 1643; most settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Population growth caused by having more births than deaths; does NOT include population growth from immigration

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

large, broad-wheeled, canvas-covered wagon used by western settlers

farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer WITHOUT surpluses for marketing

A large farm that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country; often feature cash-crops which cannot be consumed by the farmers

Areas of low, flat plains near the seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina; provided large amounts of farmland for cash-crops

A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa

Puritan missionary who translated the Bible into the language of the Massachusetts Indians (Algonquin)

Term for New England settlements where Christian Indians from various tribes were gathered to be trained in Biblical teachings and western culture

Conflict between English settlers and Pequot Indians over control of land and trade in eastern Connecticut; resulted in many natives being killed or sold into slavery which was the first instance of slavery in the Puritan controlled region.

A series of battles in New England between the colonists and local natives led by a chief known as Metacomet a.k.a. "King Philip."

1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying to appease the local Indians after they had attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader, which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness.

local group of armed citizens acting as an extension of the military in times of need