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U.S HTY
Chapter 3 Lesson 04
Question | Answer |
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What states were part of the English Middle Colonies? | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware |
Fertile soil and a mild climate encouraged farming of which crops? | Wheat, corn, and other grains |
Who was in war for much of the 1600's in Europe? | England & The Netherlands |
England changed the name of New Netherland to what? | New York |
Who did they name New York after in their honor? | Duke of York |
While transitioning to English rule in what had been New Netherland, people did much of what they used to before. What did they continued to do? | Speak Dutch, continue worshipping in their own churches and were able to keep their land. |
Why did people come from all over Europe to the colony? | Tolerant of religious and ethnic differences and women were allowed to have more rights. |
If you were an enslaved African and worked for the Dutch East India Company, you could gain what? | Half Freedom which supplied slave labor only during certain times of the year. |
What law did the English pass because they feared rebellion from the growing number of enslaved people? | It was illegal to gather in groups more than two people. |
What happened in 1733? | A man named John Zenger printed newspaper articles that criticized the governor of New York, because of this he was arrested and put on trial . |
Who defended John Zenger in his trial? | Andrew Hamilton |
What did Penn join and what was it also known as? | Society of Friends A.K.A Quakers |
What did each person of this group believe? | All people should be treated fairly, women were equal to men, against war, and ended up becoming a strong opponent to slavery. |
Why did Penn create a place Quakers could worship and what did he call it? | To worship without fear and called it "The Holy Experiment" |