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40 Cards in this Set
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Were the Pilgrims Puritans or Separatists?
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Separatists
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Briefly describe the problem the Pilgrims faced on the first attempt to reach the Netherlands.
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They were arrested after having their goods stolen by a dishonest captain.
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Briefly describe the problem the Pilgrims faced on the second attempt to reach the Netherlands.
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The women and children were arrested while the men where on the ship.
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True or False: The Pilgrims didn't remain in the Netherlands because they didn't want their children to be Dutch and they feared a Dutch-Spanish War
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True
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What problems did the the immigrants experience on the Mayflower? (Think CAN)
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Conditions unsanitary
Air Foul (no fresh air) No Exercise |
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Where did the Pilgrims land? Virginia or Cape Cod?
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Cape Cod
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Why was it a problem that the Pilgrims landed in Cape Cod?
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They only had permission to settle in Virginia.
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Why did the Pilgrims come to America? (Think why did the HAG's come to America?)
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Honor their king and country
Advance the Christian Faith Glory to God |
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The Mayflower Compact was made in the presence of who?
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God and each other
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Describe Civil Body Politic
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A government to establish laws which they promised to obey for the better ordering and preservations of the colony.
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What percentage of Pilgrims died the first winter?
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About 1/2
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In November of 1621, what threatened the colony?
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Arrival of new settlers.
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What did Governor Bradford give the colonists that improved their prospects?
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Their own land.
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Who absorbed Plymouth?
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Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Why did the Massachusetts Bay Company move to America, Charter and all?
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The charter did not specify that the company must meet in England.
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What was the first true constitution in America?
1. Fundamental Orders of Conn 2. Massachusetts Bay Charter |
1. Fundamental Orders of Conn.
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Roger Williams founded:
1. Hartford 2. New Haven 3. Providence |
2. Providence
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Thomas Hooker founded:
1. Hartford 2. New Haven 3. Providence |
1. Hartford
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Roger Williams taught that the land belonged to who?
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Indians
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Did Roger Williams teach that church should be supported by the state?
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No. He taught that it should NOT be supported by the state.
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Why did many of the settlers who founded the new colonies leave Massachusetts?
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To escape religious persecution and government control.
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Massachusetts owned what two colonies for awhile?
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New Hampshire and Maine
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New York
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Peter Stuyvesant
James Stuart New Netherlands Duke's Laws Charter of LIberties |
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New Jersey
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James Stuart
William Penn Quakers New Sweden Sir George Carteret Concessions and Agreement Lord John Berkeley |
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Delaware
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William Penn
Quakers |
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Pennsylvania
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William Penn
Quakers |
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Why did Charles II give Pennsylvania to William Penn?
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To settle a debt the king owed to Penn's father.
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What two problems did the original proprietors have in NJ?
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Interference from the Duke of York and colonists who would not pay quitrents.
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How did the English acquire New York?
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Charles II gave the land to his brother the Duke of York, who sent four ships to capture it.
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Maryland
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Toleration Act
First Colony granted to a single proprietor Calvert Family Haven for Catholics Lord Baltimore |
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Georgia
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Haven for debtors
James Oglethorpe Last colony established Slavery was originally forbidden Buffer colony against Spanish and French Run by a board of trustees |
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Carolinas
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Earl of Shaftesbury
Fundamental Constitutions |
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South Carolina
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Charleston
Slave economy from it earliest days |
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North Carolina
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Settled mostly by poor farmers
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Two main crops of Georgia and South Carolina:
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Rice and Indigo
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What colony developed an economy of small, independent farmers without many slaves?
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North Carolina
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Who could not hold public office in 17th century England?
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Catholics
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What hindered colonization and hampered growth in Georgia?
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Original Laws
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What two colonies was Spanish Georgia a threat too?
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South Carolina and Georgia.
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How many proprietors were the Carolinas originally chartered to?
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Eight
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