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| democracy | Rule, or government, by the people. |
| Massachusetts Bay | Colony founded by the Puritans, which soon became the most powerful New England colony. |
| Puritans | English colonists who wanted to worship their own way, by changing, not leaving, the church of England. |
| Connecticut | A New England colony that was settled in 1633 by people from Massachusetts. |
| New Hampshire | Another New England colony that was begun in 1623 by people from Massachusetts. |
| Rhode Island | New England colony settled in 1636 by people from Massachusetts. |
| Roger Williams | A minister who taught that all people had the right to their own religious beliefs, and started Providence, Rhode Island.. |
| Anne Hutchison | One of the first settlers of Rhode Island, who was sent out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious beliefs. |
| apprentice | A pupil of a master craftworker such as a silversmith. |
| Boston | The largest of the New England towns, located on Massachusetts Bay. |
| Maryland | Founded in 1634 by Cecilius Calvert (Lord Baltimore) as a refuge for Catholics. |
| Virginia | Founded in 1607 by the English. First settlement was Jamestown. |
| Carolinas | An area originally given to eight men, which was later divided into North and South. |
| Georgia | Settled by the English in 1733. Founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors and others. |
| Cecilius Calvert | Also known as Lord Baltimore, he founded the Maryland colony as a haven for Catholics. |
| James Oglethorpe | Began the last of the original 13 colonies, Georgia, as a place where debtors could start over. |
| plantation | Large southern farms that often grew only one main crop. |
| Middle Passage | The trip from Africa to America on slave ships. |
| William Penn | Began the Pennsylvania colong as a place where Quakers and others could worship freely. |
| Pennsylvania | Land that was given to William Penn. The name means 'Penn's woods'. |
| New Jersey | Originally settled by the Dutch, this land was granted to John Berkeley and George Carteret in 1664. |
| Delaware | Small Swedish towns taken over by Pennsylvania after 1681. |
| New York | Originally settled by the Dutch, this area was taken over the King of England's brother, the Duke of York. |
| New Amsterdam | What New York City was called before England took it over. |
| Peter Minuit | The Dutch leader of New Amsterdam, who bought Manhattan Island from the Native Americans for goods worth $24. |
| Duke of York | Brother of the king of England, who took over New Netherland, which became New York City. |
| Philadelphia | The largest city in Pennsylvania, and also the most advanced city in America. |
| George Carteret | A friend of the Duke of York, who defended the island of Jersey in the English Channel during a war. |
| John Berkeley | A friend of the Duke of York who received a large part of the colony. |
| melting pot | A term used to describe a country that is made up of people of various races, cultures, etc. |
| Committies of Correspondence | Groups of men who were responsible for writing letters and keeping the colonies in touch with each other. |
| Continental Congress | Meetings of representatives from the colonies. |
| Boston Tea Party | When the Sons of Liberty threw more than 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest British taxation. |
| Boston Massacre | In 1770, five colonists were killed by British soldiers while protesting the presence of British soldiers. |
| George III | The king of Great Britain who insisted on taxing the American colonies. |
| Parliament | The British government, or lawmaking body. |
| Revolutionary War | Also called the American Revolution, it began 1775 and freed the American colonies from Britain. |
| Minutemen | Farmers and citizens who were ready to fight with a minute's warning. |
| George Washington | An outstanding leader who helped to lead the American colonies through the Revolutionary War. |
| John Hancock | Another important figure in the Revolutionary War, he was president of the Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. |
| Sam Adams | A colonial leader who helped lead the colonies through the Revolutionary War. |
| Captain John Parker | Led the group of colonists who faced the British soldiers when the first shot of the Revolutionary War was fired. |
