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What are the New England Colonies? |
Mass., CT, Rhode Island, New Hampshire |
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What are the Middle Colonies? |
New York, PA, New Jersey, Delaware |
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What are the Southern Colonies? |
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
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Who helped in the founding of Georgia. |
James Orglethorpe |
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What colony was the last to be found? |
Georgia |
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What was the backcountry also called? |
Frontier |
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What is a Royal Colony? |
A colony controlled by the English King |
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What is the Mayflower Contract? |
A document that stated govt. will "have equal and just laws" |
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What are the Fundamental Orders of CT? |
They are the established government with elected legislature and a Governor in the colony of CT. |
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What is the Town Meeting? |
The assembly of people to decide local issues. |
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Who helped in the founding of CT? |
Thomas Hooker |
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Who founded the MA Bay Colony? |
THe Puritans |
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What was first called New Netherland? |
New York |
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Who helped found NY? |
James (Duke of York) |
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What did new Amsterdam become? |
NYC |
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Who founded Santa Fe? |
Juan de Ornate |
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Who was tried and expelled from MA? |
Anne Hutcherson |
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Who lead the MD Catholics? |
George Calvert |
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Who founded PA? |
William Penn and the Quakers |
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What is a proprietory? |
A colony that govern themselves? |
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Who is the leader of the Puritans? |
John Winthrop |
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Who helped found Rhode Island? |
Williams |
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What nationality founded Delaware? |
Sweedan |
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Who was the leader of the frontier rebellion? |
Nathanial Bacon |
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Who founder NH? |
Wheelright |
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What two states to the Mason-Dixon line divide? |
Maryland and PA |