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22 Cards in this Set
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Which colony's name is an Indain word?
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Connecticut
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Who explored New York for France?
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Champlain
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What was the valuable blue dye made in the Southern Colonies called?
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Indigo
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Who explored New York for the Dutch?
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Henry Hudson
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Who was the governor of Massachusetts known for being fair and honest?
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John Winthrop
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Who started America's first orphanage?
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George Whitefield
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What man had a great influence on American schools?
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Christopher Dock
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What was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut used as a pattern for?
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Constitution
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Who settled Hartford, Connecticut?
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Thomas Hooker
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What was the chief food grown in the colonies?
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Corn
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Who started the colony of New Hampshire?
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John Mason
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Who went to England to get a charter for Rhode Island which gave religious freedom?
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John Clarke
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Who founded Georgia?
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James Oglethorpe
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Who designed the main settlement in Pennsylvania?
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William Penn
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What area was settled by the Dutch and is now New York?
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New Netherland
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Who was Pennsylvania named for?
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William Penn
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What is the largest city in Connecticut?
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Hartford
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What books were used in schools for over 150 years?
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New England Primer
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What was the first settlement in Georgia?
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Savannah
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What was the first college in America?
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Harvard
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What does the name Pennsylvania mean?
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Penn's Woods
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What religious group was Pennsylvania founded for?
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Quakers
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