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Mayflower Compact
A simple agreement for a crude government, to submit to the will of the majority. -
Seeds of Colonial Unity and Independence
In 1634 four colonies joined together to form the New England Confederation, to protect themselves from enemies.Each colony had two votes. -
Trouble in the Bible Commonwealth
Anne Hutchinson challenged the Massachusetts puritan orthodoxy and was banished from the colony. Roger Williams was a popular minister who challenged the church and was banished from the colony. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led about 1000 Virginians in a revolt against the Virginian government. They represented the governor because of his friendly policies towards the Indians. after the rebellion planters started looking for less troublesome laborers, so they started to look at Africa -
Salem Witch Trials
A group of girls were thought to have been bewitched by an older woman. This led to the legal lynching of 20 women in 1692. -
Southern Society
Planters - Owned gangs of slaves and vast lands.
Small Farmers - Largest social group; were modest and had 1 to 2 slaves.
Landless Whites - Lots of them used to be indentured servants.
Black Slaves