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Chapter Two

New World Experiments: England's Sevententh-Century Colonies

During the 1620's, Autocratic Stuart Monarchs- James I(r.1603-1625) and Charles I(r. 1625-1659) who succeeded Queen Elizabeth on the English throne fought constantly with elected member of the parliament. In the early mid-seventeenth century, the English establish two successful but diverse colonies around the Chesapeke Bay.(Virginia and Maryland) The key to the Middle Colonies-New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware-was diversity, both wihtin and among the several colonies. Because were persecuted in England, the Quaker came to the New World and settled Pennsylvania. Quakers turned away from Calvinism and its belief of original sin and enternal Predestination. The English settled the land south of Virginia as a result of the Restoration of King Charls II. He offered the area asa reward to a few of his followers.

Glorious Revolution-
When the authoritian James lifted some of the restrictions governing catholics, a protestant nation rose up in what the english people
Joint-stock Company-
A Business organization in which scores of people could invest without fear of bankruptcy.
House of Burgesses-
An Elective Reprsentative assembly
Headright-
A 50-acre lot which they paid only a small annunal rent.
Indentured Servant-
individuals who agreed to serve a master for a set number of years in exchange for the cost of boat tranport to America.
Mayflower Compact-
41 men signed an agreement to preserve the struggling community from anarchy.
Purtians-
Members of a reformed protestant sect in Europe and America that insisted on removing all vestiges of Catholicism from popular religious practice.
Antinomianism-
Religious belief rejecting traditional moral law as unnecessary for Christians who possessed saving grace and affirming that an individual could experience divine revelation and salvation without the assistance of formally trained clergy.

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