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, Roanoke ..., Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. It was financed by Sir Walter
Raleigh, and its leader in the New World was John White. All the settlers
disappeared, and historians still don't know what became of them.
Virginia Company ..., Joint-stock company chartered by King James I of England; established the first
permanent English colony in America at Jamestown in 1607.
elect ..., in Calvinist doctrine, those who have been chosen by God for salvation.
encomienda ..., a grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to
use Native Americans as laborers on it
Chapter 4: The Atlantic World 1600-1750 ...
John Winthrop ..., Puritan Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, envisioned colony as a "city
upon a hill"
Anne Hutchinson ..., She preached the idea that God communicated directly to individuals instead
of through the church elders. She was forced to leave Massachusetts in 1637. Her
followers (the Antinomianists) founded the colony of New Hampshire in 1639.
Roger Williams ..., He founded Rhode Island for separation of Church and State. He believed that
the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay
Colony for his religious beliefs.
John Rolfe ..., married Pocahontas and started the planting of tobacco in Jamestown
Lord Baltimore ..., 1694- He was the founder of Maryland, a colony which offered religious
freedom, and a refuge for the persecuted Roman Catholics.
Sir William Berkeley ..., the royal governor of Virginia. Adopted policies that favored large planters and
neglected the needs of recent settlers in the 'backcountry.' His shortcomings led
to Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon ..., Planter who led a rebellion in 1676 against the governor of the Virginia Colony
William and Mary ..., King and Queen of England in 1688. With them, King James' Catholic reign
ended. As they were Protestant, the Puritans were pleased because only
protestants could be office-holders.
2026 | APUSH Study
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, Roanoke ..., Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. It was financed by Sir Walter
Raleigh, and its leader in the New World was John White. All the settlers
disappeared, and historians still don't know what became of them.
Virginia Company ..., Joint-stock company chartered by King James I of England; established the first
permanent English colony in America at Jamestown in 1607.
elect ..., in Calvinist doctrine, those who have been chosen by God for salvation.
encomienda ..., a grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to
use Native Americans as laborers on it
Chapter 4: The Atlantic World 1600-1750 ...
John Winthrop ..., Puritan Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, envisioned colony as a "city
upon a hill"
Anne Hutchinson ..., She preached the idea that God communicated directly to individuals instead
of through the church elders. She was forced to leave Massachusetts in 1637. Her
followers (the Antinomianists) founded the colony of New Hampshire in 1639.
Roger Williams ..., He founded Rhode Island for separation of Church and State. He believed that
the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay
Colony for his religious beliefs.
John Rolfe ..., married Pocahontas and started the planting of tobacco in Jamestown
Lord Baltimore ..., 1694- He was the founder of Maryland, a colony which offered religious
freedom, and a refuge for the persecuted Roman Catholics.
Sir William Berkeley ..., the royal governor of Virginia. Adopted policies that favored large planters and
neglected the needs of recent settlers in the 'backcountry.' His shortcomings led
to Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon ..., Planter who led a rebellion in 1676 against the governor of the Virginia Colony
William and Mary ..., King and Queen of England in 1688. With them, King James' Catholic reign
ended. As they were Protestant, the Puritans were pleased because only
protestants could be office-holders.
