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24 Cards in this Set
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What are the FOUR New England Colonies?
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Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
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What are the FOUR Middle Colonies?
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New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
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What are the FIVE Southern Colonies?
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Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
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Who founded Georgia?
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James Oglethorpe
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Which American products sold well in Europe?
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raw materials (indigo, cotton, tobacco, furs, lumber, iron)
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Who had the idea to begin the colony of Maryland?
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George Calvert
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Who was the fiery Dutch governor who did not want to surrender to the British?
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Peter Stuyvesant
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What was John Mason's colony?
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New Hampshire
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What was the city settled by Thomas Hooker?
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Hartford
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What ship brought the first settlers to New Hampshire?
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Jonathan
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New Hampshire was forced to become part of what colony for several years?
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Massachusetts
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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut became a pattern for what?
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the United States Constitution
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Who went to England to get a charter for Rhode Island?
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Dr. John Clarke
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Who escaped from Massachusetts and founded Providence?
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Roger Williams
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Who was beaten with a whip for preaching in Massachusetts?
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Obadiah Holmes
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What three countries claimed New York?
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Holland, France, & England
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Why did England have a claim on New York?
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Because John Cabot claimed ALL of North America for England
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Who gave New Jersey its name?
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Sir George Carteret & John Berkeley
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What fort did the Swedish people build to defend themselves?
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Fort Christina
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What was the main settlement in Pennsylvania, personally designed by William Penn?
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Philadelphia
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What does Philadelphia mean?
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City of Brotherly Love
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What were the large farms in the Southern Colonies called?
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plantations
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Who was hired to explore New York for the Dutch?
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Henry Hudson
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Who explored northern New York for France?
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Samuel de Champlain
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