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30 Cards in this Set
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Who first named New York and what was the name?
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The Dutch and it was called New Netherland
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Who gave NY its name? Who was it named for?
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English renamed New Netherland and called it NY. It was named in honor of King Charles' bro..the Duke of York
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What was James Oglethorpe's beliefs on slavery?
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He did not allow slavery
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What was the role of slavery in GA?
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GA farms needed more workers so they "rented" enslaved Africans from SC..slavery increased in GA
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What did the defeat of Metacomet mean for the Native American & English colonists' relationship?
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The defeat marked the end of strong Native American resistance in New England
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Who was Roger Williams?
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He was a Puritan minister who disagreed with leaders. He did not believe in colonist taking land that belonged to Native Americans
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What were Roger Williams' religious views?
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He believed you should be able to have different religious views
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What settlement did Anne Hutchinson found?
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Portsmouth
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What is the conflict between John Winthrop and Anne Hutchinson's views?
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Winthrop's religion had rules to follow & you had to sign covenant. Anne said God would be her judge
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How did Quakers get their name?
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Nickname comes from their belief that people should quake before the power of the Lord
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What settlement did Roger Williams found?
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Rhode Island
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What was the 1st settlement set up by the Puritans?
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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What caused the Pequot war?
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An English trader was killed and settlers demanded the Pequot be punished. 600 Pequot were killed and the colonists won
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What does Philadelphia mean?
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Brotherly love
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What are the New England Colonies?
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New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
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What are the Middle Colonies?
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New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
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What are the Southern Colonies?
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Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
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What happened to remaining Pequot after the Pequot war?
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They were sold into slavery in the West Indies
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Why did King George II give James Oglethorpe control of GA?
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He wanted to keep the Carolinas under English control
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Who gave the charter to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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King Charles I
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How did crops and farming help the middle colonies?
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They had deep rivers and ports used for sending goods to market
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What crops were successful in the Southern colonies?
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Corn, tobacco, rice and indigo
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Who started the Quakers?
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George Fox
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What is a charter?
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An official document giving permission to do something, such as settle in an area
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What does a charter do?
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Allows colonists to settle land claimed by their ruler
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Why did the Puritans come to America?
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So they could worship their way
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What were the Puritans trying to get away from by coming to America?
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They were trying to escape religious persecution in Europe
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What tribe was Metacomet chief of?
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Wampanoag
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What did the English call chief Metacomet?
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King Philip
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Who inspired our current right to a free education?
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The Puritans
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