While this is a summary of Period 2, i cannot attest for the accuracy of the summaries that the AI provides.
Joint Stock Company
Profit
Headright System
Encouraged indentured servant importation in exchange for land
Bacon's Rebellion
1676 conflict between tidewater gentry and backcountry for land
Stono Rebellion
1739 slave uprising aiming to escape to Florida for freedom
John Winthrop
Leader of the Puritans who aimed to build a model Christian society
Anne Hutchinson
Challenged religious norms, banished to Rhode Island for her beliefs
Roger Williams
Founded Rhode Island, advocated for religious toleration
Half
Way Covenant
First Great Awakening
Religious revival in 1730s New England, spread across colonies
William Penn
Founder of Pennsylvania, promoted religious freedom and pacifism
Quakers
Pacifists who opposed slavery and believed in freedom of worship
Mercantilism
England's economic philosophy aiming for balanced trade and prosperity
Navigation Acts
Regulations under mercantilism to control colonial trade and benefit England
Republican Government
Based on consent of the governed, representation, and private property
Anne Bradstreet
Colonial poet, 1st woman published in the colonies
Phyllis Wheatley
African American poet, contributed to African American literature
Cash Crops
Easily cultivated crops for profit, like tobacco in the colonies
Slavery Legalization
By 1700, all colonies had legalized slavery
A City Upon a Hill
Winthrop's vision for an ideal Christian society in New England
Scotch Irish and German Immigrants
Increased in numbers, settled in Appalachia in colonial America
Women's Property Rights
Married women lost property control, widows and singles could own
Religious Pluralism
Diverse religious beliefs in the 13 colonies, no dominant denomination
Colonial Cities
Primarily mercantile centers, collected agricultural goods and distributed manufactured goods
Irish Immigrants
Mainly singles, poor, Catholic, settled in northern cities
German Immigrants
Came in family units, bought land, became farmers, settled in close