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17 Cards in this Set
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Who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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The Puritans
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What group of people established Plymouth?
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The Pilgrims
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Who was Roger Williams and which colony did he establish?
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Roger Williams was a teacher and a minister who was forced to leave Massachusetts because he was so openly critical to religion, he want and founded Rhode Island.
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On which ship did the Pilgrims sail?
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The Mayflower
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What was the first English Settlement in the New World?
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Jamestown, Virginia
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What was the first form of representative government that elected people to help govern the colonies?
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The House of Burgesses
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Who saved Jamestown by insisting, "No work, no food,"?
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John Smith
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How did John Rolfe help Jamestown?
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He introduced tobacco to the colonists and planted it as a cash crop
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Which group of people wanted to separate from the church? By which other name were they called?
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Pilgrims/Seperatists
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What was the first colonial college?
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Harvard
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What were the first two written documents used to govern the colonies?
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The Mayflower Compact, The Fundimental orders of Connecticut.
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Why was Connecticut established and who lead the group that founded it?
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The Puritans, led by Thomas Hooker for religous freedom and democracy.
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What were the Trade Acts?
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The navigation acts were put down by England and they put a tax on all exportded and imported goods.
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What did traders do to avoid paying English taxes?
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They traded with the French and Dutch and smuggled sugar/molasses.
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Describe the life of a Puritan child.
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A Puritan child dresses like an adult, 6 and up. From their fathers, boys learned to cultivate oats, wheat and other crops, and care for livestock. From their mothers, girls learned to mamke candles, and soap, cook sew, and care for children. They were treated like adults, and sent away as an apprentice from the age 14. There was no runnung on the sabbath or else the punishment was spanking.
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Explain the 3 different types of colonies.
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Crown/Royal-ruled by the king, owned by the king, governer appointed by the king.
Proprietary-ruled by one proprietor. Owned by the king. governer appointed the proprietor. Self- governing- governer elected by voters, owned by the people, but king has final say. |
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Identify the 4 New England colonies on amap. How was wach governed?
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Massachusetts: Crown Colony
New Hampshire: Crown Colony Rhode Island: Self- governing Connecticut: Self Governing |
