Social studies test (Colonies) 8th grade

Thomas Hooker

established connecticut

Winthrop

leader of massachusetts

quakers

lived in Pennsylvania to worship peace, they believed all people are equal

Mason Dixon line

separated Maryland and Pennsylvania (seperated the north and the south)

calvert

establish Maryland

Middle colonies

known as the bread basket colonies (NJ , NY, PA, DE)

tidewater

the fertile land that was in the south (good soil for crops)

Backcountry

Land that was not good for farming , it was rocky.

oglethorpe

founder of georgia, colony for debtors

Slave codes

laws set up to treat Africans as property

Yankees

New england merchants

mercantilism

the belief that a country should have a strong trading power

middle colonies

known as the breadbasket colonies, (NY,NJ,pa,delaware)

puritans

led a very strict life and were very religous

right in the colonies

women barley had any rights

people left Connecticut to go to

rhode island because they wanted separation from church and state

navigation acts

colonists did not like these because they limited trade to only england

triangle trade

west indies, Africa, New England

southern crops

indigo, tobacco , rice

southern colonies

had slaves to work plantations

glorious revolution

peaceful

founder of Rhode island

roger williams

New England colonies

shipbuilding and manufacturing , tightly knit communities, houses were very close to each other.