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40 Cards in this Set
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A person from England who wanted to improve the church of England
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Puritan
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Having the ability to produce most anything that one needs
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Self-sufficient
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Unjust treatment
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Persecution
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An owner
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Proprieter
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a group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from the church of England
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separatists
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A person who supports something
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Proponent
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A crop that is grown to be sold for profit
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Cash crop
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A skilled worker who makes things by hand
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Artisan
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A system in which prices are not controoled by the government
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Free-market Economy
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A person who agreed to work for an amount of time in exchange for the cost of housing, food, and the voyage to North America
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Indentured servant
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To give something formally to someone
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grant
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A large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked
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Plantation
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A person who learns a skill or trade from an experienced worker
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Apprentice
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To resist or fight against authority
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Rebel
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To be not accepting of ideas or behaviors different from one's own
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Intolerant
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A government that is run by the people
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Democracy
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A gathering of elected representatives for a specific purpose
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Assembly
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A person who gives speeches about religious subjects
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Preacher
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a public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers the most money
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Auction
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A gathering of people who live in a town to discuss issues
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Town meeting
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A person who's views are different from his or her leaders
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Dissenter
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a place where a county government is located
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County seat
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A member of a county
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Citezen
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A person who is chosen to act for others
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representative
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An open space in the center of a town where cattle and sheep could graze
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Town common
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A person who travels to a place for religiouse reasons
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Pilgrim
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Helped found Georgia, the thirteenth English colony in North America
Founded Georgia to give English Deptors, or people who owned money, a new start as farmers Established peaceful relationships with the American Indians |
James Oglethorpe
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Puritan Clergyman who founded Hartford
Founded Hartford in 1636 to escape the strict control of the puritans Helped create the Fundimental orders of Connecticut, which is considered to be the first writtenConstitution |
Thomas Hooker
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Founder of the colony of Pennsylvania
Founded Pennsylvania in 1681 as a place where people of all religions and backgrounds could live together Established a democratic government and the first constitution that allowed for changes, or amendments |
Willium Penn
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First governor of the massachusetts bay colony
Led a group of puritans to Massachusetts so they could worship freely Helped found the Massachusetts bay colony and its main settlement, the city of Boston |
John Winthrop
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English preacher who traveled throughout the colonies during the first great awakening
Began preaching toursin the colonies in 1739and dramatic sermons inspirid new religeouse faith Preached in openfields to large crowds of both men and women |
George Whitefield
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Colonistwho contributed to the idea of freedom of religeon in colonial America
Sent away from Massachusetts Bay colony by puritan leaders for refusing to change her religiouse beliefs Co-founded Portsmouth Rhode Island, in 1638 |
Anne Hutchinson
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Free African American who wrote a book about his experiences as an enslaved person
Published his autobiography in 1789, which showed the hardships of enslaved Africans Traveled to England where he became an abolitist, working to end slavery |
Aludah Equiano
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Puritan minister who helped bring about the "First Great Awakening"
Wrote and gave sermons during the first great awakening about the dangers of people not having a strong faith Believed that people are free to do as they please but are responsible for their actions |
Jonathan Edwards
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Governor of Plymouth colony, the first permanent colony in new England
Elected governor of Plymouth colony in 1621 and helped write the Mayflower Compact Helped establish democratic practices such as voting and town meetings |
William Bradford
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Colonist who managed the plantation that was the first to successfuly grow Indigo
Raised the colonie's first successfulcrop of Indigo, a plant used to make blue dye Managed three plantations in South Carolina |
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
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King of England and for Whom New York is named
Sent the fleet that captured New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664 and renamed the colony of New York Became King James II of England in 1685 |
Duke of York
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Founder of the colony of Rhode Island
Banned from Massachusetts bay colony because of his belief that government should not interfere in religiouse matters Founded the city of providence in 1636 on land that he purchased from the Narraganasett |
Roger Williams
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Helped establish the English colony of Jamestown
Joined the expedition that founded Jamestown in 1607 and claimed to have been rescued by Poccahontis |
John Smith
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Founder of the colony of Maryland
Founded the colony of Maryland in 1634 as a place for Catholics who were persecuted in England Sent his brother, Lenard Calvert, to govern the colony of Maryland |
Lord Baltimore
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