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46 Cards in this Set
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Militia |
A volunteer army |
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Proprietor |
An owner |
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Apprentice |
A person learning a skill |
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Refuge |
A safe place |
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Artisan |
A craft worker |
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Immigrant |
A person who comes into a country to make a new life. |
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17 years |
How long did Peter Stuyvesant govern new Netherland before the English took over? |
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1681 |
When did William Penn found his colony? |
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Some people were able to buy their own freedom. |
How did some enslaved people in new Netherland gain more freedom? |
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Religious toleration increases, diversity in religion, more church members, equal participation |
What were the four efforts of the great awakening? |
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Quakers |
What religious group found refuge by purchasing land in NJ? |
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Wheat |
Which of the following was the most widely grown crop in the middle colonies? |
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People could send goods down the River to the ports |
Why did NYC and Philly become important to people who lived outside these cities? |
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Peter Stuyvesant |
The Dutch colony of new Netherland was led by who? |
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James Duke of York |
In 1664 who sent English warships to take new Netherland? |
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Refuge |
Quakers found a what in New Jersey? |
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Proprietor |
William Penn was the what of Pennsylvania and Delaware? |
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Tamanend |
William Penn met with who and made peace with nearby native Americans? |
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Immigrants |
Many people (what is the word to describe the people) arrived in Philadelphia to start new lives. |
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Benjamin Franklin |
Who helped start a fire department, a hospital, a library, and a college? |
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Militia |
Benjamin Franklin organized a what to protect the colony? |
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Great Awakening |
In the 1720’s the what changed the way many people practiced their religion? |
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George whitefield |
Who and other ministers spread their ideas throughout the middle colonies? |
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Prosperity |
Farming and trade were the main reasons for the region’s what? |
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Artisans |
Who used raw materials to make goods ranging from iron tools to barrels? |
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Brick layers |
What used stone to pave streets and raise buildings? |
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Tamers |
Who turned animal skins into leather for shoes? |
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Apprentices |
Young people learned these skills by becoming what? |
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Blacksmith |
Used iron to form horseshoes and tools. |
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Coopers |
Made barrels out of wool |
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Carpenters |
Used wood to build houses and ships |
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Tanners |
Used animal skin to make leather |
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Cobblers |
Made shoes |
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The Great awakening |
What changed religious ideas, brought people together, led to greater religious toleration, increased free exercise of religion, and increased the diversity of religious beliefs. |
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Justice |
Fairness |
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Trial by jury |
When a group of citizens decides if a person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime |
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Prosperity |
Economic success |
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Diversity |
A group of people thrown together from many parts of the world |
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Tailors |
Used wool linen and Cotten to make clothing |
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Religious freedom |
Many settlers came to the middle colonies because they were attracted by
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More religious freedom Escaping war More economic opportunities Chance to buy their own land |
What was a benefit for immigrants to come to the Middle Colonies |
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They were major trade centers |
Why were port cities important to the economic success of the Middle colonies ? |
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New York/New Jersey |
Which two colonists did the English take control of New Netherland? |
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The frame of government of Pennsylvania |
Which of the following did William Penn create as a form of self government? |
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Fertile soil |
Which of these was a geographical advantage that helped the middle colonies prosper ? |
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Religious toleration |
Acceptance of religious differences |
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