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10 Cards in this Set
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1. PLYMOUTH COLONY
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In 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts in search of religious freedom they were persecuted for wanting to "separate" from the Church of England so they emigrated to the New World on the Mayflower.
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2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT
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These acts closed the port of Boston, sent troops and the British Navy to stop trade from Boston, and ended town meetings. The Crown also took control of the government of Massachusetts.
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4. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT
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This was the first constitution in the colonies. It enumerated the government's powers and allowed the men to vote for the governor.
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5. MERCANTILISM E
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7. THE GREAT AWAKENING B
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was a religious revival in the 1730's and 1740's. The Puritans were becoming frivolous in their beliefs. so many preachers gave sermons to frighten the people into taking religion seriously.
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8. IRON ACT 1750 ABE
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It prohibited the production of certain types of iron implements in the colonies, but it was never enforced
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9. INDENTURED SERVANTS CE
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. They were white colonists at the bottom of the social scale. They were poor, so they paid their passage to the New World by working for four or more years when they arrived in the colonies.
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10. GEORGE WASHINGTON DE
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This Virginian and future president led an expedition to Pennsylvania to defeat the French. In 1753 he was captured, but then released when he promised not to fight the French again.
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11. PROCLAMATION OF 1763 AE
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. It prohibited settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians
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12. SALUTARY NEGLECT AC
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. It referred to the neglect by England of her colonies in America. The colonists did not enforce Parliament's Acts and began to believe that Parliament had no authority over them.
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