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puritans wanted to ______ the church
purify/reform
Pilgrims wanted to ______ the church
seperate
Who was Maryland a refuge for?
Catholics
Who was Georgia a refuge for?
debtors
Who was Roger Williams?
Founder of Rhode Island and he believed in the separation of church and state.
importance of indentured servants in Virginia
Indentured servants brought more people to Virginia, increasing the colony
How did climate affect the agriculture in the SOUTH colonies
Farms did well because the southern colonies enjoyed a warm climate and a long growing season.
How did climate affect the agriculture in the MIDDLE colonies
With a good climate and rich land, farmers there could grow large amounts of staple crops—crops that are always needed.
How did climate affect the agriculture in the NEW ENGLAND colonies
often harsh climate and rocky soil meant that few New England farms could grow cash crops. Most farming families grew crops and raised animals for their own use.
What major group settled in Maryland?
Catholics
How did John Smith help Jamestown?
helped Jamestown by creating strict rules like if you don't work, you can't eat.
Importance of the Toleration Act of 1649
ensured religious freedoms to Christian settlers of different denominations who settled in Massachusetts.
Example of higher education in the colonies.
Harvard college was created
Who were the Quakers?
A group of Protestants that settled in Pennsylvania
• Practiced religious tolerance
• Believed in the equality of all people
How did the English treat slaves compared to the Dutch?
English were more strict than Dutch
How was the economy in the SOUTH colonies?
agriculture, cash crops, many slaves
How was the economy in the MIDDLE colonies?
lots of trade, staple crops
How was the economy in the NEW ENGLAND colonies
Lots of trade, fishing, educated
how were the economies of NEW ENGLAND and MIDDLE colonies similar?
both had lots of trade
Head right system
Incentive to come to America; if you pay your way, you get 50 acres of land and 50 more acres for each person you bring
English Bill of Rights.
Limits the king also gave colonists the ability to elect representatives
Who was Thomas Hooker
Puritan leader who founded Connecticut
What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
first written constitution in America/stated the powers and limits of government
Why did Pilgrims and Puritans leave Europe?
to avoid religious persecution
Dutch influence in New York
Originally named it New Amsterdam, and brought the first african slaves
Proclamation of 1763
law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Problems Jamestown faced
Disease, lack of preparation, and war between the Native americans and colonists
How was slavery in the SOUTH colonies
relied on slavery, many rules for slave, treated harsh
How was slavery in the MIDDLE colonies
very little slaves; farmed only enough for family
How was slavery in the NEW ENGLAND colonies
little slaves, many indentured servants
William Penn
Quaker who made Pennsylvania, limited his power and accepted all religions and women.
John Locke
English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights/ part of the enlightenment
Effects of the Great Awakening
Caused people to question the government
House of Burgess
Elected assembly in colonial Virginia, created in 1618.
Peter Stuyvesant and the Dutch
Founded New Netherland (now new york), was forced to surrender to English
importance of "town meetings"
Were the center of political life and allowed to govern colonies easier.
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