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16 Cards in this Set
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Great Wagon Road
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Sn old Iroquois trail followed by many European settlers leading them into the backcountry of Pennsylvania
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Holy Experiment
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How William Penn thought of his community, modeling it on religious freedom, peace and Christian living
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Patron
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Owners of huge Dutch estates given to them by the Dutch government to encourage farming in New Netherlands
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Philadelphia
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A Greek word meaning "brotherly love." A capital city located on the delaware River
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Peter Stuyvesant
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An unpopular governor of New Amsterdam
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Pennsylvania Dutch
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The name given to a large number of German speaking Protestants who settled in Pennsylvania between 1730 and 1750
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Quakers
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One of the most despised religious groups in England
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Proprietary Colony
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A colony given by the king to a single individual in return for a yearly payment
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Royal Colony
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A colony under the direct control of the king
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Mercantilism
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States that a nation becomes stronger by strictly controlling trade
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Import
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To bring goods into a country
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Export
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To send goods out of a country
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English Bill of Rights
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How colonists won more rights
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Triangular Trade
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Route involving the Americas, Europe, and Africa
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Legislature
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People with the power to make laws
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Navigation Acts
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Regulated trade between England and her colonies
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