Period 2 Vocab APUSH

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Historical practice of capturing and enslaving Africans (15th-19th centuries) that fueled European colonies and the Atlantic economy.

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African Slave Trade

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Prominent 17th-century woman who challenged church ideas in Massachusetts Bay Colony, banished in 1637.

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Anne Hutchinson

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1676 uprising in Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon, involving discontented colonists rebelling against government neglect and Indigenous communities.

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Bacon's Rebellion

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17th-century legal document aimed at establishing a feudal system in Carolina, with hereditary nobility and religious toleration, but never fully implemented.

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Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

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Peaceful overthrow of King James II in 1688, leading to William III and Mary II's reign, affirming parliamentary sovereignty and securing Protestantism, resulting in constitutional changes like the Bill of Rights.

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Glorious Revolution

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Land distribution system in colonial America, especially Virginia and Maryland, granting land to those who paid for their passage to encourage immigration.

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The Headright System

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17th-century English Puritan lawyer and first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, known for the sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" and the phrase "City upon a Hill."

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John Winthrop

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Metacom's War (1675-1676) was a conflict in New England involving Native tribes led by Metacom against English settlers, driven by land and cultural tensions, resulting in significant loss of life.

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King Philip's War

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Pivotal document signed by Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620, establishing self-governance and early democratic principles in the colonies.

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Mayflower Compact

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Economic theory (16th-18th centuries) focused on wealth accumulation via exports, limited imports, and government intervention for trade balance and colonies.

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Mercantilism