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| List the New England Colonies: |
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| Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut |
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| people who didn't want to separate from the church |
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| Who founded Connecticut? Why? |
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| Thomas Hooker, because he thought MA had too much government power |
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| Who founded Rhode Island? Why? |
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| Roger Williams, because he believed in the separation of church and state |
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| Who went to court to face charges, was found guilty, and then moved to Rhode Island? |
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| What was the New England economy based on? (2 activities) |
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| List the Middle Colonies. (4) |
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| New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware |
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| New Netherland is the old name for what state? |
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| Who did the English beat for control of New Netherland? |
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| What is a Proprietary Colony? |
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| a colony where the king gave land to 1 or more people in return for a yearly payment |
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| a colony under direct control of the English Crown |
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| Who founded Pennsylvania? What religion was he? |
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| How did the Quakers get the Native American's land? |
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| a crop sold for money at market |
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| What were the middle colonies known as? |
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| the bread basket colonies |
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| List the Southern Colonies. (5) |
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| Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
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| What was the Mason-Dixon line? |
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| the line/boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland |
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| Who founded Maryland? Why? |
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| George Calvert, because he wanted a colony where Catholics could worship freely |
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| Explain the Bacon Rebellion. |
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| Settlers rebelled because they wanted to get rid of the Natives, but the governor wouldn't help because of his fur trade w/ the natives. So Nethaniel Bacon led a mob to burn down Jamestown. |
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| What were the 2 main crops of South Carolina? |
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| Who founded Georgia? why? |
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| James Oglethorpe, so debtors could start fresh |
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| What is a Tidewater Plantation? |
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| large plantations w/ many slaves and access to rivers |
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| What did slave traders exchange slaves for? |
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| What name was given to the voyage from Africa to the West Indies? |
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| where inslaved Africans were treated as property, not as humans |
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| the belief one race is superior to another |
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| a nation becoming strong by keeping strict contol over its trade |
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| What is an export? Import? |
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export- goods sent to market outside a country
imort- goods brought into a country |
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| What were the Navigtion Acts? |
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| regulated trade, only England benefitted |
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| Explain Triangular Trade: |
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| New England, West Africa, and the West Indies depended on each other for certain goods |
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| a group of people who have the power to make laws |
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| What was the lower house responsible for? |
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| elected assembly, aprroved taxes |
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| What is the Bill of Rights? |
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| a written list of rights of freedom the government promises |
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| Who were the 2 powerful preachers who started the Great Awakening? |
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| Jonathan Eswards and George Whitefield |
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| Who had the first public school? |
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| someone who worked for a master to learn a trade or craft |
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| a private school run by women in their own homes |
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| Why did Southernors higher tutors? |
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| because schools were too far away to send their kids to |
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| What is the Enlightenment? |
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| the movement of applying scientific thinking to society |
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| List Ben Franklins practical inventions: |
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| electricity, smokeless fireplaces, bifocals |
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| List Ben Franklins inventions for the town: |
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| fire department, lending library, paved streets |
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| What Freedom came out of the trial of John Peter Zenger? |
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| What side (British or French) were the Hurons on? |
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| What side (Britich or French) were the Iroquois on? |
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| What battle did Washington lose? |
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| the battle at Fort Necessity |
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| What was the Albany Congress |
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| What was the Treaty of Easton? |
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| the meeting to get peace with the Iroquois |
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| Who was general Braddock? |
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| the British general who's army was ambushed |
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| the man who captured Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh is named after him) |
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| What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris? |
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1) Frace lost all land except for 2 small islands
2) Britian gained all French land
3) Spain gave Floida to Britian, gained all French lands west of the MI |
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