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A document that established a representative government in Connecticut, featuring a legislature elected by a popular vote and a governor elected by the legislature.

Halfway CovenantA religious compromise that allowed colonists in New England to become partial church members even if they had not had a religious conversion experience.

Anne HutchinsonBanished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her belief that salvation was based on faith, not good deeds. Hutchinson and her followers founded the colony of Portsmouth in 1638. Portsmouth and Providence joined to become Rhode Island in 1663.

Metacom’s War (1675-1676)Also known as King Philip's War. A military conflict in which the Wampanoag and Narragansett tribes of southern New England joined together to fight against English colonists’ westward expansion. Thousands were killed on both sides before the English forces won the war, effectively ending most Native American resistance in New England.

Navigation ActsA series of acts passed between 1650 and 1673 that established three rules of colonial trade: first, trade must be carried out only on English ships; second, all goods imported into the colonies had to pass through ports in England; and third, specific goods, such as tobacco, could be exported only to England.

William PennFounded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a safe haven for Quakers.

Proprietary colonyColonies that were under the authority of individuals that had been granted charters of ownership, like Maryland and Pennsylvania.

PuritansA group of Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England. Some Puritans escaped religious persecution in England by moving to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

QuakersA religious group that believed in nonviolence, gender equality, and resistance to military service. Many Quakers inhabited the colony of Pennsylvania.

Roger WilliamsFounded the colony of Providence in 1636, after being pushed out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for criticizing Puritanism. Providence became part of the colony of Rhode Island in 1663.

Separatists / PilgrimsA group of Puritans who wanted to separate completely from the Church of England (rather than reform it).

John WinthropAn English Puritan lawyer who was one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Regions of English colonies

Map of the eastern seaboard, showing New England colonies (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut), Middle colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware), Chesapeake colonies (Virginia, Maryland), and Southern colonies (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia).

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