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The 13 Colonies

Review of content in chapters 5, 6, and 7

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SquantoNative American who taught the Pilgrims how to farm in the new land.
Thomas HookerLeader of Connecticut
Roger WilliamsLeader of Rhode Island
Mayflower CompactThis document established rules for Puritans before leaving the Mayflower.
John WinthropLeader (govenor) of Massachusetts Bay Colony
New England VillageThis town arrangement usually had the meeting house and common in the center.
Where did the Pilgrims plan to settle?Pilgrims wanted to settle in Virginia, but they missed it.
Direct Democracyallowing everyone in a community to vote on an issue.
PlymouthThe first place where the Puritans settled.
Ann HutchinsonBanned from Massachusetts Bay Colony for questioning the ministers' wisdom.
separatistsPuritans who wanted to be separate from the Church of England. Ex: Pilgrims
A primerwhat was used to teach reading on a New England farm.
The First Thanksgivinga three day harvest festival to show gratitude to Native Americans in 1621.
Halfway CovenantIn 1662, a document the Puritans passed to make it easier to become a church member.
James OlgethorpeFounder of Georgia
Who could vote for members of the House of Burgessess in the Southern Colonies?free white males
How did settlers originally plan to make money in the southern colonies?raising silkworms
Africans did not get as sick as European settlers in the southern colonies because...built up immunities from their homeland, Africa.
an indentured servantsomeone who agreed to work for a planter in exchange for ship fare to America
Lord Balitmorereceived the territory around the Chesapeake Bay, now Maryland, as a gift from King Charles
Who is Powhotan?Leader of the Algonquians
Why were African slaves brought to America?few people wanted to be indentured servants in the southern colonies.
The Toleration ActLaw that allowed people of different religions to pray freely in Maryland.
What did John Rolfe want to export from the southern colonies?tobacco
Name the Southern Colonies:Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia
Name the Middle ColoniesNew Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Name the New England ColoniesMassachusetts Bay Colony, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
What is a plantation?a large farm where one major crop is grown - the main living arrangements for southerners
Nickname of the Middle Colonies:the bread colonies
cultural borrowingwhen people from one country learn the customs / ways of another country
Iroquois Leaguea governing body of Native American Nations
William PennLeader of Pennslyvania
How did William Penn view Native Americans?As people with rights and ideas of their own
Where did MOST children in the Middle Colonies go to school?home
Who did William Penn want to settle in Pennslyvaniamany different people from many different backgrounds
MOST people in the Middle Colonies were..farmers
River that forms a boundry between Pennslyvania and New JerseyDelaware River
What did Delaware provide to Pennslyvania?direct access to the Atlantic Ocean
The largest city in the Middle Colonies by 1750 ...Philadelphia


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