Period 2 Vocab APUSH

refers to the historical practice of forcibly capturing, transporting, and enslaving African people primarily to the Americas during the 15th to 19th centuries, contributing significantly to the growth of European colonies and the Atlantic economy.

• African Slave Trade

• Triangle Trade

• Transatlantic Trade

• Columbian Exchange

was a prominent 17th-century female figure known for challenging the ideas of the church in the Massachusetts Bay Colony over individual interpretation of Scripture, leading to her banishment in 1637.

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• Anne Hutchinson

• Sir William Berkeley

was a 1676 armed uprising in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon, which primarily consisted of impoverished and discontented colonists who rebelled against the colonial government's perceived neglect in protecting their interests and against Indigenous communities, resulting in significant social and political consequences for the colony.

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Shay's Rebellion

• King Philip's War

• Glorious Revolution

17th-century legal document that attempted to establish a feudal system in the Carolina colony, including provisions for hereditary nobility and religious toleration, although it was never fully implemented and eventually replaced by a more democratic form of government.

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

• Navigation Acts

refers to the peaceful and relatively bloodless overthrow of King James II of England in 1688, with the ascent of William III and Mary II to the throne, marking a crucial moment in English history when parliamentary sovereignty was affirmed and Protestantism was secured in England, leading to significant constitutional changes, including the Bill of Rights in 1689.

• Protestant Reformation

• War of Roses

• English Revolution

• Glorious Revolution

was a land distribution system in colonial America, particularly in Virginia and Maryland, where individuals who paid for their passage to the New World were granted a certain amount of land as an incentive for immigration, thereby encouraging the growth of English colonies in the early 17th century.

• The English Charter Program

• The Headright System

• Indentured Servant System

• Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan lawyer and religious leader who became the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, playing a crucial role in the establishment of Puritan communities in North America and famously delivering the sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" in which he coined the phrase "City upon a Hill" to describe the colony's vision of a shining example for others to follow.

• John Smith

• Anne Hutchinson

• Roger Williams

• John Winthrop

also known as Metacom's War, was a devastating conflict that occurred in New England between 1675 and 1676, primarily involving Native American tribes, led by the Wampanoag leader Metacom (also known as King Philip), and English settlers. It resulted from tensions over land, resources, and cultural differences and had a profound impact on the region, leading to significant loss of life and the eventual defeat of Native American resistance.

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Shay's Rebellion

• King Philip's War

• French and Indian War

was a pivotal document signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620 before their landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts, establishing a self-governing agreement among the settlers that served as an early foundation for democratic principles in the American colonies.

• Navigation Acts

• Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

was an economic theory and practice prevalent during the 16th to 18th centuries in which nations aimed to accumulate wealth and power by promoting exports, limiting imports, and maintaining a favorable balance of trade through government intervention and the acquisition of colonies as sources of raw materials and markets for finished goods.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Globalism

• Mercantilism