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9 Cards in this Set
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What was the relationship like between the first settlers and the Indians of Maryland?
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The colonists and Indians taught each other many things. They got along well because they needed each other.
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Name the woman who was an important land holder in early Maryland.
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Margaret Brent was an important land holder in early Maryland.
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Name the four classes of people who arrived in Maryland from England. How were they different from each other?
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Highest class: gentlemen investors
2nd class: freeholders; freemen who owned land, set up homes, and culd vote in the Assembly 3rd class: not indentured, but didn't have a household yet lowest class: indentured servants: were under contract to their masters |
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Which idea for government began in Maryland that we follow today?
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The idea was to give someone else a proxy or the right to vote in your place.
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What settlement was started by Leonard Calvert's group where Captain Fleet gave up his trading post?
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St. Mary's settlement was started by Leonard Calvert.
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Which group of people took control of Maryland between 1645 and 1700?
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William Claiborne and the Virginia Puritans took control.
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Why didn't the population of Maryland grow very fast until the 1700's?
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Many people fell ill from malaria (frm mosquitoes). They were weak from a poor diet and drinking brackish water. So they could not fight off other illnesses.
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What became the chief money crop of Maryland?
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Tobacco was the chief money crop of Maryland.
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About what fraction of the early settlers were women?
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About one fourth of the early settlers were women.
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