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18 Cards in this Set
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New England
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New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Economy based on fishing. Labor - Freemen |
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New Hampshire
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John Mason
Religion - Mixed Was founded to escape the harsh religious laws of Massachusetts. |
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Massachusetts (Plymouth)
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William Bradford
Puritans Founded for religious freedom. |
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Massachusetts (Massachusetts Bay)
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John Winthrop
Puritans Religious Freedom |
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Rhode Island
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Roger Williams
Separatists Religious freedom |
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Connecticut
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Thomas Hooker (haha!)
Separatists Religious freedom |
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Middle Colonies
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New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Deleware
Known as "the breadbasket colonies" because their main crops were wheat and rye. Sold goods to the other colonies. Labor - farmers, freemen, indentured servants |
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New York
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Peter Minuit
Mixed religion Founded for trade/profits. Was once known as New Netherlands (see other flash card) |
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New Netherlands
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Now known as New York. First claimed by the Dutch. Seized by the English.
Governor Peter Stuyvesant was governor. No one wanted to fight to defend their land because of his harsh laws and ways of ruling. Defeated outnumbered. Was given to the Duke of York. |
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New Jersey
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George Carteret
Mixed Religion Duke of York realized New York was too large to deal with. Took large estates of land and gave them to rich families. New Jersey - proprietary colony |
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Pennsylvania
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William Penn
Quakers Religious freedom/profits |
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Delaware
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Swedish settlers
Quaker? Trade/Profits |
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Southern Colonies
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Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
Plantations using slave labor Grew tobacco, indigo, rice. |
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Maryland
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George Calvert
Catholic Haven for Catholics |
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Virginia
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John Smith
Catholic Trade/Profits |
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North Carolina
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Group of Proprietors
Catholic Trade/profit |
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South Carolina
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Group of Proprietors
Catholic Trade/Profit |
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Georgia
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George Mason
Catholic Haven for debtors |
