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People elected to speak, act, and vote on behalf of the public are called...
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representatives
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People who are skilled at making special items such as silver spoons and boots are....
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artisans
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The place where lawmakers house the representatives is called the...
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legislature
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A plant that was grown because it could make blue dye to color cloth is called...
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indigo
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7. explain WEAPONS SYSTEMS TRAINER (WST)?
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- Formed when a 2F87 and 2F140 are operated in a coupled mode allowing a cockpit crew to participate in the tactical exercise while engaged in simulated flight
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The colonies of New York and New Jersey belonged to ______ landowners.
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English
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The proprietor of a colony lived far away, in England, so a ____ lived in the colony to collect money and oversee operations.
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governor
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The person who founded Pennsylvania was....
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William Penn
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Pensylvania was founded as a place where people could....
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worship freely
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William Penn was in a religious group called the Society of Friends or the....
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Quakers
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Colonists in Pennsylvania had more power than in New York or New Jersey because they had the ability to ...
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reject or approve laws that the governor and his council suggested.
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Penn made a ___ or agreement with the Indians so the colonists and Indians could live peacefully together.
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treaty
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How did colonists in New York and New Jersey take part in government?
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They sent representatives to an assembly who helped the governor and his council make laws.
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The first large city in Pennsylvania was ....
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Philadelphia
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Why was Philadelphia located where it is?
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Good harbor at mouth of 2 rivers
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The most famous resident of Philadelphia was...
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Benjamin Franklin
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What were some things Ben Franklin did?
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Started a paper, the library, the fire department, the hospital
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As well as starting things for Philadelphia, Ben Franklin was also an....
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inventor
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What are some things Franklin invented?
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battery& lightning rod
odometer bifocals woodstove |
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Why did so many religions come to Pennsylvania?
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They were free to practice their religion as they wanted -- not as their home countries wanted.
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Respecting peoples beliefs and practices that are different from one's own is called...
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tolerance
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Newcomers to NY & NJ came mostly for ____ land so they could farm.
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cheap
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Proprietors in NY & NJ mostly just wanted to make a ____ from the colonists, to whom they rented land.
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profit
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Most colonists were ____ (as a job)
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farmers
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What was the main crop grown in the middle colonies?
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grain (wheat, corn, barley)
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If you have grown more food than you need to raise your family, then you have a....
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surplus
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Why was Philadelphia such a good export city?
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Had a good harbor and roads leading to it.
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An economy in which the government doesn't tell you what to produce & sell is a...
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free market economy
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The ability to start any business you want without anybody's permission is called....
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free enterprise
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Other than Philadelphia, what was the other largest city in the middle colonies?
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New York City
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Someone who does hard physical work is a ....
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laborer
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Did the middle colonies have slaves?
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yes
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Some jobs for laborers were....
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launderers
loading/unloading ships servants |
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A person who works with a "master" or expert at a trade is called...
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an apprentice
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What were some apprentice jobs?
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weaving, shoemaking, printing, bookmaking, thread making
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Why didn't kids go to college?
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It was more important to learn a trade or take over the family business.
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The middle colonies were called the breadbasket of the colonies because....
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they grew so much grain (which is used to make bread)
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When an apprentice becomes good at his work and starts getting paid, he is called a....
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journeyman
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The colony that was the largest and wealthiest English colony was....
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Virginia
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The colony that had the first elected government was...
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Virginia
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A large farm where the crops are raised by lots of workers who live on the farm is a....
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plantation
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Where was the best farmland found?
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Near the ocean
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As colonists moved inland in search of farmland, they had problem with the....
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Indians, who didn't want to give up any land
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The Virginia legislature was called the...
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House of Burgesses
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Why didn't Quakers, Puritans, & other religions have to leave Virginia?
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The Anglican Church of England was made the official church of Virginia
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In addition to Virginia, what were 4 other southern colonies?
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North Carolina
South Carolina Maryland Georgia |
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A safe place is called a...
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refuge
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What made the Maryland colony different?
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Catholics could worship freely there
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What act in Maryland allowed the Catholics to worship freely?
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Toleration Act
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From where do the Carolinas get their name?
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Charles II (Carolus)
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The largest town in the Carolinas was...
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Charles Town (Charleston)
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How did Georgia get its name?
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King George II
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A person who owes money is a....
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debtor
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Georgia was formed to be a place for....
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debtors
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Debtors in England were merely thrown in...
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jail
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Why were the Carolinas established?
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So England could keep control of the southeastern land
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Which one of the Carolinas had better ports and farmland?
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South Carolina
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What were the southern colonies well suited for?
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Farming (water, fertile soil, warm weather)
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Crops that make money for you are called....
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Cash crops
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The main cash crops in the Maryland and Virginia were...
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tobacco
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Which colony was famous for its pine trees from which pitch could be made?
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North Carolina
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Major cash crops in Georgia & South Carolina were...
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indigo & rice
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Why was pine pitch important?
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It kept ships from leaking
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How did many plantation learn to read & write?
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Only if their parents could teach them
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A person who watches and directs other people is an....
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overseer
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An African-American folk song is called a....
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spiritual
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Slaves were able to survive because they had (2 things)
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each other, like a big family &
Christianity, which they adopted |
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The proprietor of New York was....
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James, the Duke of York
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The proprietors of New Jersey were ___ & _____
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John Berkeley
George Carteret |
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James, Duke of York acquired New York from....
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the King of England
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Berkeley & Carteret acquired New Jersey from....
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James, Duke of York
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The proprietors of NY & NJ used NY & NJ for....
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making money
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The proprietor of Pennsylvania was...
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William Penn
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Penn acquired Pennsylvania from....
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King Charles II
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Pennsylvania was used for....
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people seeking a place to worship as they pleased
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The proprietor of Deleware was...
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William Penn
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Penn acquired Deleware from...
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the Duke of York
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The proprietor of Pennsylvania was...
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William Penn
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Penn acquired Pennsylvania from....
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King Charles II
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Pennsylvania & Deleware were used for....
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people seeking a place to worship as they pleased
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The proprietor of Deleware was...
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William Penn
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Penn acquired Deleware from...
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the Duke of York
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The proprietor of Maryland was..
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Celsius Calvert
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Calvert acquird Maryland from....
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King Charles I
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Maryland was used for...
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Catholics seeking a place to worship freely
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The proprietor of Georgia was..
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James Oglethorpe
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Oglethorpe acquired Georgia from...
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King George II
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Georgia was used as a ....
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refuge for debtors and poor people.
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A safe place is called a ....
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refuge
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Slaves/blacks in the colonies made songs called....
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spirituals
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