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| Did Lord Calvert set up a colony in Georgia, Maryland, or New York? | Maryland, and they had religious freedom. |
| Established a colony in 1634 in Maryland | Lord Calvert |
| The Toleration Act of 1649 allowed religious groups in Maryland to do what? | worship as they pleased |
| What religious leader established Rhode Island after he ran away from the Puritans to avoid prison for his beliefs? | Roger Williams |
| Carolina was split into two states, name them. | North Carolina and South Carolina |
| Country that settled Carolina in 1663 | England (Sir Walter Raleigh, John White) |
| Dutch landlords who kept strict control over land ownership in New Netherland (later renamed New York) | patroons |
| In 1636, Rogers Williams established a settlement at Providence, in which state? | Rhode Island |
| Leader of 1636 settlement in Rhode Island | Roger Williams |
| New York | began as a Dutch colony, called New Netherland |
| Pastor Thomas Hooker founded a colony in an area with rich farmland in 1636; what state is this now? | Connecticut |
| This South Carolina port, still important today, was named for King Charles II, who granted the charter for Carolina. | Charleston |
| Thomas Hooker started a settlement in | Connecticut |
| What year was Carolina divided into North and South Carolina? 1609, 1663, or 1729? | 1729 |
| Which Indian tribe helped the founder of Rhode Island to survive? | Narragansett |
| Who settled Connecticut, Roger Williams, James Oglethorpe, or Thomas Hooker? | Thomas Hooker. (James Oglethorpe = GA, Roger Williams = RI) |
| Former name of New York (state) | New Netherland (before English took control from the Dutch in 1664) |
| King Charles II gave William Penn a charter for this colony in 1681. | Pennsylvania |
| New Hampshire | This state was part of Massachusetts for 39 years. |
| Sold to the King of England in 1679, it is now the state where the first presidential primaries are held. | New Hampshire |
| This colony's charter was granted to William Penn's father to pay a debt that King Charles II owed him. | Pennsylvania |
| Why did the English force the Dutch governor, Peter Styvesant to give up their claim to New Netherland (now New York) | They didn't want the Dutch, also a powerful seafaring nation, to set up colonies near English ones and perhaps take over. |
| Colonists (mostly former prisoners) settled in Savannah in 1733 in which southern state? | Georgia |
| Delaware | was once divided into three counties and was under control of Pennsylvania for a while |
| East Jersey and West Jersey combined to form | New Jersey |
| Established colony in Delaware region in 1682 | William Penn |
| Established settlement (1733) in Georgia for former prison inmates | James Oglethorpe |
| Meaning of the name "Philadelphia" | City of Brotherly Love |
| Pennsylvania was settled by George Calvert, William Penn, or James Oglethorpe? | William Penn. (Lord George Calvert = Maryland, James Oglethorpe = Georgia) |
| This colony was founded on land given to William Penn so Pennsylvania would have access to the Atlantic Ocean for shipping and fishing | Delaware |
| What two colonies joined to form New Jersey? | East Jersey and West Jersey |
| What were two important individual rights granted in Pennsylvania? | freedom of religion and the right to elect public officials (both choices were determined by the King or Queen back in England) |
| Which colony was set up for former prison inmates? | Georgia |
| William Penn | established colony in Pennsylvania (1681) |
| What clever apothecary (drug store owner) sold advertising in a newspaper he printed himself and is known as "The Father of Modern Advertising?" | John Houghton |
| By the late 1600's the thirteen original colonies had a combined population of about how many? | 200,000 to 300,000 (2003 Census shows Erie County alone with about 280,000!) |
| Farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, and teachers made up which class? | middle class |
| Merchants and planters (plantation owners) made up which class? | wealthy class |
| The 13 American colonies developed over a period of about 50, 75 or 125 years? | 125 years (about 1607 - 1733) |
| Unskilled workers, indentured servants, and slaves made up which class? | lower class |
| What is an indentured servant? | a person who has to work 4-7 years to pay off their passage to America, they are not free until this debt is paid. |
| What were the three economic and social classes of the colonists? | wealthy class, middle class and lower class |
| Why did the colonists think they needed slave (Indian and later African) labor and indentured servants? | The cash (money-making) crops required lots of hard, unskilled workers and most people would not do this work willingly. |
| How did colonists preserve their food? | Meat and fish were salted or smoked, fruits and vegetables were dried, pickled, or kept in cool, dry cellars. |
| Name three colonies that did allow religious freedom. | Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maryland |
| New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut | the four New England colonies |
| Region which grew important crops such as corn and wheat, AKA the "bread colonies": | middle colonies |
| Region with broad, fertile farmlands and a warm climate where rice, tobacco and indigo grew well: | southern colonies |
| Region with rocky soil and long, cold winters where shipbuilding, ironworking, fishing and lumbering were important: | New England colonies |
| The five southern colonies | Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia |
| What did colonists use for cooking and heat? | open hearth fireplace and sometimes a brick oven built into the wall beside it |
| What were the three colonial regions? | New England, middle colonies, southern colonies |
| Why were epidemics (widespread outbreaks of disease) such a problem for the colonists? | They had little medical knowledge on how to either treat or prevent disease. |
| Why were New England farms smaller than farms to the south? | The soil was rocky and heavily wooded; it was hard to clear land for farming beyond the farmer's own needs. |
| How did poor people pay for their transportation to America and for supplies? | They sold their freedom and their labor for the next 4-7 years, after which they were free. |
| How was kidnapping involved in getting colonists? | Young men were kidnapped and sold as indentured servants for 4-7 years. |
| New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware | the four middle colonies |
| What plant, grown in the colonies was used to make a valuable dark blue dye? | indigo |
| What document did the Pilgrims sign on a ship that set up self-government in an American colony? | The Mayflower Compact |
| What four countries did King James rule over in 1620? | England, France, Ireland, and Scotland |
| What state was formed from land granted to William Penn tat gave Pensylvania access to the sea? | Delaware |
| In what year did East and West Jersey form one colony? | 1702 |
| Why did North and South Carolina split from Carolina in 1729? | Political quarrels between the proprietors (land owners) |
| To what religious group did William Penn belong? | Quakers (He was a Quaker.) |
| What was the nickname for Delaware because it used to be divided into three parts? | The Three Lower Counties. |
| Where was the Lost Colony located? | Roanoke Island, in what is now North CarolinaRoanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina |
| What is another term for proprietor? | Land owner, also similar meaning to patroon (Dutch land owner) |
| Which colony was the first true democracy in America? | Rhode Island |
| What is another term for a pastor or religious leader? | clergy |
| To leave for another place or country. | emigrate |
| To spread out or increase in size | expansion |
