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Terms used in the Middle Colonies

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FALL LINETHE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE PIEDMONT AND COASTAL PLAIN.
NAVIGABLERIVERS WIDE AND DEEP ENOUGH FOR SHIPS TO USE.
GOVERNORSThe chief executive of each colony in America.
ASSEMBLIES / LEGISLATURESLocal laws were made by these bodies.
TOWN MEETINGSNew England communities ran their affairs through these gatherings.
COUNTY COURTSIn the Southern colonies local government was in the hands of these bodies.
JOHN PETER ZENGERHIS TRIAL HELPED FREEDON OF THE PRESS.
DOMINION OF NEW ENGLANDthis was the most serious attempt to unify the American colonies.
GLORIOUS REVOLUTIONThis is when King James was removed and William & Mary took over control of England.
MERCANTILISMThe policy of the colonies providing the necessary raw products for England and England providing the colonies with manufactured goods.
WILLIAM PENNSTARTED THE COLONY OF PENNSYLVANIA
NAVIGATION ACTSLaws passed by Parliament to regulate colonial buying & selling.
IMMIGRANTSOMEONE WHO LEAVES ONE COUNTRY TO LIVE IN ANOTHER.
MAGNA CARTAThe document which provided for shared powers between the King of England and Parliament.
KING JAMESThe unpopular king who could not even raise an army to stay in power.
FRONTIERTHE EDGE OF A SETTLEMENT.
SELF-SUFFICIENTTO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR NEEDS.
ALMANACA BOOK OF FACTS ON MANY SUBJECTS.
BENJAMIN FRANKLINCOLONIAL LEADER FOR WHOM PENNSYLVANIA IS NAMED.

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