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Theory of mercantilism
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Colonies exist to help main country
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Mayflower Compact
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Contract signed on ship agreeing to follow government
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Roger Williams
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Arrested for views (thought that land belonged to Native Americans, that people can worship freely), fled and founded Providence--guaranteed separation of church, state, religion
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Anne Hutchison
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Believed there was no use for church or ministers, banished and fled to Rhode Island
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The Pequot War
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Pequot nation took a stand against settlers, almost all died
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King Philip's War
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Metacom fed up (Natives forced to work) war lasted 2 years, Native American power gone from colonies afterwards
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William Penn
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Joined Quakers, started colony based on equality, religious freedom, cooperation
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Cash crops
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Crops grown in South for profit (tobacco, rice, indigo)
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Indentured servants
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People working in colonies in exchange for food, shelter, land
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Headright system
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People given 50 acres of land for paying for passage to New England
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Triangular trade
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Trade between West Indies, Africa, and New England; carried rum, fruit, tar, tobacco, slaves
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The Middle Passage
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Voyage that brought African slaves to West Indies
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Stono Rebellion
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Slaves gathered at Stono, killed planter families
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Witchcraft trials in Salem
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Girls from Salem blame seizures on witches, hundreds hung
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The Enlightenment
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People started thinking "outside of the box"--nothing is chance, everything is mathematical law
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