Web Quest Unit 1 Words

Web Quest Unit 1 Words

1) Missionary- is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity.
2) Viceroy- was the person who ruled a colony on behalf of his king, queen, or government
3) Northwest Passage- a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America
4) Samuel De Champlain- French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec
5) Charter- is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people
6) joint stock company- is a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
7) Powhatan- Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas
8) House of Burgess-
9) Royal Colony- The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that the United Kingdom considers to be its sovereign territory, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom itself.
10) Proprietary Colony- a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century).
11) Puritan- someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
12) Separatist- an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group
13) Pilgrim- someone who journeys in foreign lands
14) Mayflower Compact- A signed agreement to ensure peace between the two groups carried by the Mayflower to America, and which was to serve as a foundation for the democratic structure of the settlers.
15) John Winthrop- he led a group of English Puritans to the New World in 1630
16) Pequot War- was an armed conflict between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies
17) King Phillip’s War- A series of battles in New Hampshire between the colonists and the Wompanowogs.
18) Bacon’s Rebellion- a young planter led a rebellion against people who were friendly to the indians.
19) Pocahontas- A native Indian of America, daughter of Chief Powahatan, who was one of the first to marry an Englishman.
20) Walter Raleigh
21) Indentured servant- A person who has agreed to work for an individual for a specified period of time in order to repay a debt.
22) Triangular trade
23) Magna Carta
24) English Bill of Rights
25) Habeas corpus
26) Salutary neglect
27) Mercantilism
28) Navigation Act
29) Enlightenment
30) Benjamin Franklin
31) George Washington
32) French Indian War
33) Pontiac’s Rebellion
34) Proclamation of 1763
35) Albany Plan of Union
36) Stamp Act
37) John Adams
38) Patrick Henry
39) Sons of Liberty
40) non-importation agreement
41) Boston Massacre
42) committee of correspondence
43) Boston Tea Party- citizens of Boston raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea in to the harbor.
44) Intolerable Acts- five laws passed by the English Parliament as a reaction to the Boston Tea Party.
45) First Continental Congress- became the government of the United States out of necessity
46) Militia- civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
47) Loyalist- a person who is loyal to their allegiance
48) Second Continental Congress- assumed the powers of a central government, made George Washington the commander
49) George Washington- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
50) Thomas Paine- was a participant in the American Revolution.
51) Declaration of Independence- the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting the independence of the Colonies
52) Thomas Jefferson- 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
53) Natural Rights- rights, freedoms and privileges which are such a basic part of human nature that they cannot be taken away.
54) Cornwallis- the commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
55) Yorktown- in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution.
56) Saratoga- A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated