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23 Cards in this Set
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Constitution |
A plan that outlined the jobs and powers of the colony's government |
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tolerance |
the ability to put up with different views or behaviors |
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charter |
A document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony |
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joint-stock company |
A company in which investors buy stock in returner a share of its future profits |
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headright |
A 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
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burgesses |
elected representatives to an assembly |
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persecuted |
to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs |
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indentured servants |
servant who agree to work without pay for a certain amount of time |
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Patroon |
landowners in Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
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Pacifists |
people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
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New England Colonies |
Massachusetts,Rhode Island,Connecticut,New Hampshire |
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Middle Colonies |
New York,New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania |
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Southern Colonies |
Virginia,Maryland,Georgia,North and South Carolina |
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Pocahontas |
Powhatan's daughter who married John Rolfe |
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Powhatan |
A Native American People who provided food for the colonists and their chief was named Powhatan |
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Wampanoag |
A Native American people who had peace with the Pilgrims and they had a Thanksgiving feast |
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Metacomet |
The Wampanoag leader who waged war against the New England Colonies |
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William Penn |
A Wealthy Quaker who settled the town of Pennsylvania. He designed the town of Philadelphia. He was an active proprietor and a pacifist. In 1701, he granted colonists the right to elect representatives to the legislature, thus the Charter of Privileges |
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John White |
A artist from England who illustrated pictures of Roanoke. He then led the second group to Roanoke and had a daughter named Virginia Dare. He returned to England for supplies, but had to wait almost 3 years to return cause of the war between Spain and England. When he returned to find his colonists, him and his colonist were never see again. |
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James Oglethorpe |
He received a charter from King George the second so debtors,poor, and criminals could have a fresh start. He built the town of Savannah and a couple forts to block out Spanish attacks.The colony didn't like his rules, so a frustrated man gave it back to the king in 1751 |
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Sir Walter Raleigh |
He was given the right to claim land in North America. He sent scouts who founded Roanoke. He sent settlers to Roanoke twice. |
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George Carteret |
A proprietor who had New Jersey named after where he was born in England, Jersey. |
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Captain John Smith |
A 27-year old Captain who helped Jamestown colony survive. He built ties with Powhatan people and got food. He made the settlers work. He got injured and returned to England. The Powhatan stopped providing food. This was called ''the starving time'' (1609-1610) |