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| What is a charter? | a legal document giving permission to settle in an area |
| What is the name of the group of English Separatists that sailed for America in 1620 for religious freedom? | the Pilgrims |
| What or who founded the colony of New Amsterdam? | The Dutch West India Company |
| What was the purpose for settling New Amsterdam? | to make a profit |
| What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on? | the Mayflower |
| What did the Pilgrims name their settlement? | Plymouth |
| The Pilgrims headed towards Virginia but ended up in which area instead? | Massachusetts |
| What was the Mayflower Compact? | an agreement made by Pilgrims to make laws to govern the colony |
| What two Native Americans are responsible for helping the Pilgrims? | Samoset and Squanto |
| What holiday is named for the feast that the Pilgrims and Native Americans shared together? | Thanksgiving |
| What did the Native Americans teach the Pilgrims? | how to farm and trap animals |
| What did the Puritans want to reform? | the Church of England |
| How did England treat the Puritians? | the Puritans were persecuted |
| What is persecuted? | to mistreat (treat badly) |
| Who was the leader of the Puritans? | John Winthrop |
| How did Puritans want to change the Church of England? | to purify the Roman Catholic religion and create simple ways of worship,do away with organ music, and fancy clothes for priests |
| What do you call people who disagreed with some of the Puritan teachings? | dissenters |
| Where did the Puritan settle? | Massachusetts |
| Why did the dissenter Thomas Hooker leave Massachusetts? | because he thought that the governor had too much power |
| Where did Thomas Hooker set up his colony? | Connecticut |
| Why did the dissenter Roger Williams leave Massachusetts? | he believed in the seperation of "church and state" or government and religion |
| Where did Roger Williams settle with his followers? | Rhode Island |
| What colony became a refuge for people seeking religious freedom? | Rhode Island |
| What is a refuge? | a safe place |
| What famous female dissenter was put on trial and thrown out of Massachusetts for speaking against some Puritan teachings? | Anne Hutchinson |
| What was the relationship between the Puritans and the Native Americans? | fighting occured as Puritans settled on their land. |
| Which company from Holland settled New Amsterdam? | The Dutch West India Company |
| What was the purpose New Amsterdam being settled? | for business- making a profit |
| How much money was New Amsterdam purchased for? | 60 gilders or approximately $600 |
| Who was New Amsterdam purchased from? | The Native Americans |
| What was the main industry in New Amsterdam? | animal skins-fur trading |
| What was the relationship between the Puritan settlers and Native Americans? | there was a lot of fighting and people on both sides were killed |
| Who did the Dutch West India Company allow to settle in New Amstedam? | anyone who wanted to work |
| At the beginning what problems did New Amsterdam experience? | crime, decreasing population, drunkenness, poor attitude |
| Who was responsible for getting New Amsterdam under control? | Peter Stuyvesant |
| What did Peter Stuyvesant do to improve conditions in New Amsterdam? | he passed laws |
| Why was a wall built in lower Manhattan? | to keep out the English and Native Americans |
| What were some of the countries that workers came from to work in New Amsterdam? | -Holland -France- England- Germany-Spain |
| Why were English warships able to conquer New Amsterdam without fighting the Dutch? | people did not have loyalty to the Dutch because they came from other countries |
| Why was New Amsterdam's name changed to New York? | to honor the Duke of York in England |
| Who did the Puritans use as a scapegoat? | blamed people for being witches |
| What group of people left England for religious freedom and settled in Pennsylvania? | the Quakers |
| Who was the leader of the Quakers? | William Penn |
| What was the nickname of the Quaker settlement? | the "City of Brotherly Love" |
| What colony wanted to a model of religious freedom? | Pennsylvania |
| What did the Quakers believe about all people? | they are created equal |
| Why was the relationship good between the Quakers and the Native Americans? | Quakers bought the land from the Native Americans |
| What nation allowed many different people to settle in their colony? | Holland |
| What group wanted everyone to look up to them because of their religious beliefs? | the Puritans-"City on a Hill" |
| How would you describe the Puritans? | serious-strict about their religious-hard working- |
