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33 Cards in this Set
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Duke of York
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King Charles II's brother who ruled the New Netherlands... Middle Colonies- New York
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Slavery
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enslaving people- to make people work for you and do somethings that is unfair... Southern Colonies
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Holy Experiment
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a chance to put William Penn's Quakers ideas into practice...
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Jame Oglethrope
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founder of Georgia who founded it so that debtors and poor people could have a fresh start...
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Anne Hutchinson
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a lady who spoke out her religious beliefs and taught other people about it and got in trouble for them and kicked out of Massachusetts... Middle Colonies- Massachusetts
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Peter Stuyvesent
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governer of New Netherlands... Middle Colonies- New York
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Puritans
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people who wanted to change things about the Anglican Church but not leave it... New England- Massachusetts
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Tolerant
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allowing practice of religion... All
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Cash Crop
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farm crop raised to be sold for money... Middle Colonies- New York and Pennsylvania... tobacco, rice, and indigo
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John Winthrop
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founder (governor) of Massachusetts... New England... Massachusetts
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Metacom's Uprising
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when Metacom of the Wampanoag group uprose against the colonist who were trying to take their land... New England- Massachusetts
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Mason-Dixon line
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a line of store separating Pennsylvania and Maryland... Middle and Southern Colonies- Pennsylvania and Maryland
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Plantations
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large farms that produce cash and food... Southern Colonies
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Debtors
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those who were not able to repay debts... Southern Colonies- Georgia
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Bacon's Rebellion
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a younger farmer who led attacks on the Natives land to get it
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Breadbasket
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another term for the Middle Colonies because hey had a lot of bread... Middle Colonies
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Lord Baltimore
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governer of Maryland and father of Cecilius Calvert... Southern Colonies- Maryland
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Roger Williams
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minister of Rhode Island... New England- Rhode Island
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Town Common
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the center of Massachusetts where people met to talk about things... New England- Massachusetts
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Act of Toleration
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an act that gave the rights to worship freely to Protestants and Catholics... Southern Colonies- Maryland
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Quakers
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a group of people with a belief that everyone is equal called the "Society of Friends"... Middle Colonies- Pennsylvania
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Cecilius Calvert
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took charge of Maryland after his father died and named it Maryland- son of Lord Baltimore... Southern Colonies- Maryland
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Charter
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a document that allows a colony to settle in a new land... All
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Philadelphia
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a town in Pennsylvania known as the "city of brotherly love"... Middle Colonies- Pennsylvania
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Diversity
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different type and beliefs of different people... Middle Colonies
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Great Migration
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the move of a lot of people to America... New England- Massachusetts
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Dutch West India Co.
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company for New Netherlands... Middle Colonies- New Netherlands
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Henry Hudson
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a dutch explorer who brought the Dutch to New Netherlands... Middle Colonies- New Netherlands
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William Penn
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founder of Pennsylvania- he received the land as a payment for a debt King Charles owed his father... Middle Colonies- Pennsylvania
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Backcountry
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region of hills and forest... Southern Colonies
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Tidewater
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a low-lying plain near the coast of the sea... Southern Colonies
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Catholics
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people who practiced Catholicism... Southern Colonies
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Buffer Zone
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Georgia was sparating FLorida (the Spanish) from the 13 colonies (the English) to keep peace and no war... Southern Colonies- Georgia
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