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13 Cards in this Set
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Thomas Hooker |
Founded CT. Believed in freedom of religion. |
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John Peter Zenger |
Was found not guilty for libel. His trial was about the freedom of the press. |
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Mayflower Compact |
A social contract promising to create a government and laws for the common good |
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Benjamin Franklin |
Wrote the Albany Plan and created the "Join or Die" cartoon. |
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Quakers |
Settled in PA. They thought men and women were equal. Treated Native Americans fairly and were pacifists. |
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Roger Williams |
Founded RI. Believed in religious freedom and treating Native Americans fairly. |
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James Oglethorpe |
Founded GA for debtors to have a fresh start. |
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Puritans |
Religious group that settled in MA. Thought everyone should follow their religion. |
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MD Toleration Act |
a document giving freedom of religion to all Christians living in MD |
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William Penn |
Founded PA because of religious persecution |
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John Smith |
Saved Jamestown from starving by insisting that if you did not work, you would not eat. |
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Roman Catholics |
Settled in MD to avoid religious persecution in England. |
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Fundamental Orders of CT |
Document that limited the power of the governor and expanded voting rights for men |
