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40 Cards in this Set
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A sailor from Italy
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Chistopher Columbus
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An explorer from Holland.
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Henry Hudson
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Found the burnt stockade at Zwaanendael.
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David DeVries
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King Charles' brother who gave three counties to William Penn.
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James, Duke of York
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The governor of the colony of Virginia.
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Lord De Le Warr
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First person from Africa to live in Delaware.
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Black Anthony
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Six-year-old ruler of Sweden.
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Christina, Queen of Sweden
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Sent to start a new colony called New Sweden
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Peter Minuit
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Ruled New Sweden with harsh punishments.
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Johan Printz
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Govenor of the Dutch colony called New Netherland
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Peter Stuyvesant
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King of England who owed William Penn's father a lot of money
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King Charles II
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What were William Penn's three counties in Delaware?
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1. New Castle
2. Sussex 3. Kent |
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Were pirates well liked by the colonists? Why or why not?
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No. They attacked the colonies and stole from them.
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State three facts about William Penn
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1. From England
2. A Quaker 3. Created three counties in Pennsylvania and three in Delaware |
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farmer who owned the most land in Kent County.
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Samuel Dickenson
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A leader among the Quakers.
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Elizabeth Shipley
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A Quaker who was a merchant.
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William Shipley
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to take over and rule
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conquer
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to persuade a person to change to a different religion.
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convert
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to revolt against a captain of a ship.
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mutiny
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A settlement or land ruled by another country.
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colony
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Strong, tall, log fence.
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stockade
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to give up to the other side in a war
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surrender
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a disagreement
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dispute
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an official measurement of the land
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survey
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a person who buys, sells, and ships goods to make money
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merchant
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a very large farm
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plantation
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a farmer who works land owned by another and pays with part of the crop
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tenant farmers
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Give two discriptions of a slave.
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1. African workers who did not get paid.
2. They had no freedom. |
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Give two discriptions of an indentured servant.
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1. Came from England or Ireland.
2. Worked for 7 years to earn their freedom. |
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Why did Christopher Columbus sail west from Spain?
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He wanted to prove the Earth was round.
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What was Henry Hudson looking for when he found Delaware Bay and the Delaware River?
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A river that went all across North America
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Name the 3 English Settlements that came to North America.
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1. Jamestown
2. Pilgrims 3. Puritains |
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How did the town of New Castle get started?
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The English captured New Amstel and renamed it New Castle.
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Who were the Quakers?
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A religious group who believed in peace.
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What 2 colonies did William Penn rule in America?
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1. Delaware
2. Pennsylvania |
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Did the General Assembly do what William Penn asked? Why or why not?
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No. The Quakers in Pennsylvania believed in peace and the colinists of Delaware believed in war.
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Why are Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon important?
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They created the Mason-Dixon Line which is the border of Delaware and Maryland.
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Ships went to three different ports on one journey.
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triangular trade
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What did the water-powered mills do?
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The water turned the wheel that ground the wheat into flour.
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