Chapter 6: The Middle And Southern Colonies

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a chief commander in the navy

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admiral

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a valuable blue dye

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indigo

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large farms found throughout the Southern Colonies

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plantations

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people who live in The Netherlands; claimed the southern part of New York

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Dutch

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Dutch explorer sent to find a shortcut to Asia; found New York instead

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Henry Hudson

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man who explored northern New York and claimed it for France

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Samuel de Champlain

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Dutch governor or New Netherland who finally surrendered to the British

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Peter Stuyvesant

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men who gave New Jersey its name

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Sir George Carteret

&

Lord John Berkeley

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religious group that settled in Pennsylvania

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Quakers

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founder of Pennsylvania who carefully planned the city of Philadelphia

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Williams Penn

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man who had the idea of settling Maryland as a refuge for Roman Catholic

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George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)

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man who founded the colony of Georgia for prisoners and poor people from England

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James Oglethorpe

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preacher who established the first orphanage in America

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George Whitefield

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Name the states that made up the Middle Colonies:

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New York

Delaware

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

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Name the states that made up the Southern Colonies:

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Virginia

Maryland

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

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country in Europe, also called Holland

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The Netherlands

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Dutch name for New York City

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New Netherland

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Swedish settlement that became Wilmington, Delaware

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Fort Christina

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settlement that became the colony of Delaware

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New Sweden

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first settlement in Pennsyvania

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Chester

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city in Pennsylvania carefully designed by William Penn; means, "city of brotherly love"

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Philadelphia

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first settlement in Maryland

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St. Mary's

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name given to the area of land that became North and South Carolina

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Carolana

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first settlement in Carolana

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Charles Town

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first settlement in Georgia

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Savannah

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What year did Henry Hudson sails to America for the Dutch?

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1609

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The year that the Quakers began their settlement of Pennsylvania

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1681

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What made New York an unusual colony?

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3 countries claimed to own it at the same time

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What 3 countries claimed New York?

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1. The Dutch

2. The French

3. England

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Who found the southern part of New York?

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Henry Hudson

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Who found the northern part of New York?

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Samuel de Champlain

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Why did England claim to have found New York?

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They claimed all of North America for England and since New York is in North America they claimed New Your too.

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What country was the only one that settled New York?

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The Dutch

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What was the name of the Dutch settlement in New York?

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Fort Orange

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What were sources of wealth in New Netherland?

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1. rich farm land

2. beaver fur

3. the best harbors in America

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What country took control of New Netherland from the Dutch?

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England

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Who were the first to begin a settlement in Delaware?

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The Dutch

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Why did the Dutch settlement in Delaware fail?

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There was trouble between the settlers and the Indians

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What country had the first successful settlement in Delaware?

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Sweden

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True or False

The Native Americans did not get along with the Dutch but they did get along with the Swedes.

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True

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Why do you think the Native Americans got along better with the Swedes?

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The Swedes were peaceful farmers and hard workers like the Native Americans around them.

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Who was Fort Christina built to honor?

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Sweden's young queen

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What did the Swedes name their settlement

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New Sweden

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True or False

New Sweden grew to be a very large settlement _#^#&^#&^#^#&!^&#

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False

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What happened to New Sweden when Sweden began having problems?

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The Dutch took over all of New Sweden in 1655 but only kept it for 10 years before the English took it away from them.

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What country claimed New Jersey as part of New Netherland?

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The Dutch

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When did the Dutch begin the first permanent settlement in New Jersey

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1660

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What country took New Jersey from the Dutch?

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England

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Who received New Amsterdam and New Jersey when England took over?

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the duke of York

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What did the duke of York do with New Amsterdam and New Jersey?

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He gave it to Sir George Carteret & Lord John Berkeley

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Where were the settlers of Chester from?

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Sweden

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What is the group of people whose beliefs were so strange that they were not welcomed in the American colonies?

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Quakers

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What was another name for Quakers

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Friends

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What were the Quaker beliefs that made them so unpopular?

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1. They did not believe that one person was more important than another.

2. They did not believe in any kind of fighting.

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True or False

Quakers did not bow before anyone not even the king of England

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True

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True or False

Quakers would fight only in war to protect themselves

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False

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True or False

In England the Quakers were arrested for their beliefs.

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True

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Who was a famous Quaker that had a father serving in the British navy as an admiral?

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Williams Penn

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True or False

William Penn's father was wealthy

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True

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True or False

The king borrowed a large sum of money from William Penn's father and still owed it to his father when he died

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True

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What deal did William Penn make with the king so that the king would not have to pay his debt to his father?

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He was given land in America in exchange for his father's debt.

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What was the name of the new colony that the king gave to William Penn?

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Pennsylvania

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What does Pennsylvania mean?

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Penn's Woods

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Who did William Penn purchase land from in America

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Native Americans

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Whey did he buy the land from the Native Americans in stead of taking it?

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His conscience told him that it was wrong to take land from the Native Americans

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True or False

William Penn thought that everyone should be forced to believe the Quakers' beliefs

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False

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What was the main settlement in Pennsylvania, personally designed by William Pen?

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Philadelphia

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Pennsylvania was founded to be a refuge for what religious group?

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Quakers

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What were some of the difficulties that England had with establishing colonies in Virginia?

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1. the first colony at Roanoke mysteriously disappeared.

2. the second colony at Jamestown nearly failed

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What did colonist do in Virginia to set up a better government?

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They decided to elect representatives chosen by the people to make decisions for them

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What was the name of the group of representatives chosen in Virginia?

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The House of Burgesses

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What was the first job of the House of Burgesses:

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to help the governor make decisions about taxes, laws, and other issues

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True or False

Virginia's new government would set the example for the future government of the nation.

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True

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What was George Calvart's title?

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The Lord Baltimore

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True or False

In England the Catholics could not worship as they pleased

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True

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What job did George Calvert do for the king?

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He was the king's secretary

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True or False

The king gave George Calvert permission to start a colony in America because they were good friends

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True

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What happened to George Calvert before he could begin the colony in America?

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he died

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Who continued George Calvert's plans for Maryland?

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his son Cecil Calvert

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Was Cecil Calvert able to go to Maryland? Why or Why not?

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No, because he had so much work to do in England.

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Who did Cecil Calvert send to Maryland?

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His brother Leonard Calvert

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What were the names of the boats that traveled to Maryland?

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the Ark & the Dove

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How did the Maryland colonist survive when they arrived at the Chesapeake Bay?

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1. they bought land from friendly Native Americans

2. they planted gardens

3. they got seafood from the river

4. they hunted deer and other animals

5. they Indians left their huts for them to live in until they could build their own houses

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Why was the founding of Maryland so important?

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American Catholics would be able to worship freely

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Where did the first settlers of North Carolina come from?

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Virginia

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What was the first state that was settled by people who were not from another country?

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North Carolina

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The 8 men that King Charles II sent to Carolana settled what area?

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Charles Town in South Carolina

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What name was Charles Town later given

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Charleston

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True or False

Charleston was South Carolina's first settlement

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True

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What happened to the 8 settlers in Charleston?

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They did not set up a good government and they started to fight about laws.

They stole land from the Native Americans and the Native Americans fought back

They ended up selling their land back to England.

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What crops grew well in South Carolina?

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rice

cotton

indigo (a valuable blue dye)

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How did the settlers handle the growth of their crops when it became too much for settlers?

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They bought slaves from Africa to do the work.

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True or False

North Carolina grew faster than South Carolina

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False

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True or False

There were more slave in North Carolina because it grew so fast

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False

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What colony was intended to be a refuge for Catholics?

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Virginia

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What was North and South Carolina called when they were one colony?

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Carolana

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What was the name of the valuable dye produced in South Carolina?

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indigo

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What were the large farms in the Southern colonies called?

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plantations

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What was unique about the settlement in Georgia?

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The settlement in Georgia was settled by poor prisoners from England who worked for no money.

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True or False

James Oglethorpe convinced the king to settle Georgia by telling him that if he did not settle it then Spain would settle it.

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True

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Who was Georgia named after?

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King George II

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Who was the first governor of Georgia?

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James Oglethorpe

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What present did the Native Americans give to James Oglethorpe?

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a buffalo rope lined with eagle feathers

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What did the items that made up James Oglethorpe's robe symbolize?

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the eagle represented swiftness

&

the buffalo represented strength

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What was the first settlement in Georgia?

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Savannah

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What were the two main crops in Georgia?

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rice

& cotton

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True or False

James Oglethorpe did not want rum or slaves to be allowed in Georgia

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True

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Who was the preacher that was in Georgia with James Oglethorpe?

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John Wesley

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True or False

The people in Georgia soon decided to allow rum and slavery

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True

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How long did it take for all of the colonies to be formed?

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125 years