Flashcards: American Foundations and Expansion — 11 cartões

Northwest Passage — role?

Water route through Canada to Asia

Northwest Passage — definition?

Fabled water route through Canada to Asia

William Penn — founding purpose?

Religious tolerance and democracy in Pennsylvania

House of Burgesses — role?

First elected legislative assembly in America

Mayflower Compact — significance?

Established self-governance in 1620

Puritans — goal?

Purify worship, settle Massachusetts Bay

Mayflower Compact — purpose?

Established colonial self-rule, 1620

Roger Williams — contribution?

Founded Rhode Island, championed religious freedom

William Penn — founding purpose?

Pennsylvania for religious tolerance, democracy

Middle Passage — meaning?

Transatlantic voyage enslaving Africans

Habeas Corpus — function?

Legal safeguard against unlawful detention