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72 Cards in this Set
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Puritans
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They migrated from Plymouth to Massachusetts Bay, and made a colony based on biblical teachings.
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General Court
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An assembly made up of male church leaders who were elected representatives.
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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The plan for government that the colonists wrote. It was set up because the people wanted strict limits on government.
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Religious Tolerance
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A willingness to let others practice their own beliefs.
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Sabbath
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A holy day of rest. The Puritans had it every Sunday.
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Town Meeting
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Where settlers discussed and voted on many issues.
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Charles I
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The king in 1625. He canceled Puritan businesses, and had a few jailed.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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The colony that the Puritans made. It offered cheap land and a chance to start a new business.
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John Winthrop
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He was the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Great Migration
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It was when men, woman, and children journeyed from England to Massachusetts,
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Boston
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Massachusetts Bay Colony’s largest town.
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Thomas Hooker
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The founder of Connecticut.
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Hartford
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The town that Hooker and the other settlers built on the Connecticut.
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Roger Williams
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He founded Rhode Island.
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Anne Hutchinson
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She questioned some of the ministers sermons, and was put to trial and was forced to leave Massachusetts Bay Colony, she moved to Rhode Island. She became an important symbol of the struggle for religious freedom.
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Metacom
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His English name was King Philip. He was the chief of the Wampanoag Natives
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King Phillip
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The chief of the Wampanoag Natives. His real name is Metacom.
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The common
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It was an open field where cattle grazed. There was one in the middle of every town.
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Meetinghouse
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The place were Puritans worshiped and held town meetings.
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Mason-Dixon Line
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The boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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Act of Toleration
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It was the law that provided religious freedom for all Christians.
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Bacon’s Rebellion
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The uprising when Bacon raided Amerindian villages and then led his followers to Jamestown and burned the capital.
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Indigo
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A plant that was used to make valuable blue dye.
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Debtor
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People who owned money they could not pay back.
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Slave Code
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Rules for slaves behavior and it denied slaves their rights. It treated the slaves like property and not human beings.
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Racism
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The belief that one race is superior to another belief.
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Sir George Calvert
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He founded Maryland, but he died before it got underway, so his son took over.
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Lord Baltimore
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The son of Sir George Calvert, he governed Maryland after his father died.
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Chesapeake Bay
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Where the colonists for Maryland landed. It was full of fish, crabs, and oysters.
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St. Mary’s
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Maryland’s first town.
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Margaret and Mary Brent
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They were sisters who came to Maryland and set up two plantations about 1,000 acres each.
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Nathaniel Bacon
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He was an ambitious young planter. He started the Bacons Rebellion
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Charles Town
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The largest settlement in the south. The name was later shortened to Charlestown, and later became known as South Carolina.
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James Oglethorpe
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He founded Georgia.
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Savannah
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Where Oglethorpe and 120 settlers built their first settlement.
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The Tidewater
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The land that the earliest planters settled on. It was along rivers and creeks, and because the land was washed with ocean tides, so the reason was called Tidewater.
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The Backcountry
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The land west of the Tidewater, it had rolling hills and forests.
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The Middle Passage
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The passage of the slave ships west across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mercantilism
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A belief, part of that belief was that the colony should benefit the Home country. It is a balance. Favorable – Export more than import. Unfavorable – import more than you export.
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Export
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When goods were exported out of a country.
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Import
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When goods were brought into a country.
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Navigation Acts
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Laws set by the Parliament that regulated the trade between England and its colonies. It helped keep the trade balanced. It closed all foreign ports to colonial merchants. Goods could only be shipped on English ships or colonial built ships. They could only buy goods that have gone through English ports or their own good. England had their own ports, so they could strictly regulate trade.
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Yankee
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The nicknames for New England merchants that dominated the trade.
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Triangular Trade
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A trade route that had 3 routes that formed a triangle.
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Legislature
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A group of people that have the power to make laws.
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Glorious Revolution
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It won colonists more rights.
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Bill of Rights
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A written list of freedoms that the government promises to protect.
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English Bill of Rights
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It protected the rights of the individuals.
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Gentry
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The people at the top of the society.
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Middle class
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The people below the gentry’s.
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Indentured servants
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The lowest class, they signed contracts to work for 4-7 years without pay for anyone who would pay there ocean passage to America.
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Gullah
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A combination of West African and European language.
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Great Awakening
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A religious movement that swept through the colonies. It caused a lot of drama. It was a religious revival movement. It came from Europe. It swept the colonies in the 1730’s and 1740’s. It raised bitter debate. People thought that they should be able to practice their religion they way they wanted to. Many new churches started. It caused political problems too. They thought if they could make a decision they wanted, they should be able to choose their government. It caused a spirit of independence. It caused them to began to challenge British authority. People began to challenge both religious and political authority.
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Public school
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Schools that were supported by taxes.
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Tutor
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Private teachers.
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Apprentice
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Boys who’s parents wished them to learn a trade or craft. They lived with a master for 6 or 7 years to learn the trade or craft.
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Dame school
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Private schools run by women.
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Enlightenment
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The movement that started because thinkers believed in light of human reason.
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Libel
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The act of publishing a statement that may damage a persons reputation.
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Negro Election Day
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A day when Africans elected a leader for their community
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Jonathan Edwards
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The priest who helped set off the Great Awakening.
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George Whitefield
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The priest who called on sinners for repent. He was a enthusiastic and energetic preacher.
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John Locke
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He wrote works that were read in the colonies.
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Benjamin Franklin
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He created many things for Philadelphia that we still use today.
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Poor Richards Almanack
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It was written by Ben Franklin. It contained useful information and clever quotes.
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John Peter Zenger
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He was arrested for printing a statement that criticized the governor. It started freedom of the press.
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Patroons
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Owners of huge estates.
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Proprietary colony
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While setting it up, the king gave land to one or more people in return for a yearly payment.
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Royal colony
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A colony that is under direct control of the English crown.
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Quakers
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One of the most hated religious groups in Europe. The believed everyone was equal.
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Pennsylvania Dutch
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German speaking protestants who moved to America. They were called that because people could not pronounce the word Deutsch, which means German.
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Cash crops
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Crops that sold for money at the market.
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