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| what 4 states are part of the New England Colonies? | Massachusetts, Rhode Islands, New Hampshire, Connecticut.
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| What are the major occupations of the New England Colonies? | Fishing, ship building, lumber
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| What kind of Farming did the New England colonies have? | subsistence- just enough for fam
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| what kind of soil did New England have? | rocky
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| leading cities in New England Colonies? | Boston, Hartford
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| good or bad farming in New England colony? | bad
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| states make up Middle colonies? | Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York
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| special crop- Middle? | Wheat/bread
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| Middle crops? | grain, cattle, dairy
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| which colony is called the "Breadbasket" colony? | middle
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| what are the leading cities in the Middle? | Philadelphia, New York City
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| States in the Southern Colonies? | Virginia, Maryland, N./S. Carolina, and Georgia
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| Major crops in SOuthern? | indigo, tobacco, rice
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| what kind of farming in south? | plantation/ good farming
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| what 2 ppl helped run plantations? in south | slaves and overseers
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| what are the leading cities in the south? | Charleston, Baltimore, Savanna, Williamsburg ,
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| who was cheap labor for the south? | slaves
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| what's another name for Aristocrats? | gentry
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| Name the social classes in order | Aristocrats "gentry", middle, hired hands, indentured servants, slaves
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| which social class could not move up? | slaves
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| how many slaves were there in 1619? | 20
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| how many slaves were there in 1670 | 2,000
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| were slaves free? | no, provide food, shelter, clothes
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| what states passed the law making slaves property? | Virginia
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| Name the Triangular trade | New England- iron bars, beads, cloth, rum; Africa- slaves; Caribbean- molasses and sugar.
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| what is the middle passage? | worst part, only survival of the fittest; meant to kill the weak; africa-caribbean
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| what colony had the best opportunity for education? | New England
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| why was New England so ideal for education? why | because they were so close knit
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| what act made school mandatory? | Massachusetts General School Act
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| what was the worst opportunity for education?why | middle because farming, distance and chores- no time
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| what was education like in the south? | private tutors on plantation; illegal to teach slaves
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| what did colleges prepared young men for? | ministry
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| Name 3 Colleges? | Harvard (Massachusetts), William and Mary (Virginia), Yale (Connecticut)
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| what college first offered broad curriculum? | University of Pennsylvania.
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| who started the Broad Curriculum? | Ben Franklin
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| what emphasized human reasoning? | Enlightenment
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| who said people had a right to revolt against its government? | John Locke (British)
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| what colony was the Zenger trial? | middle
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| Who was a New York Newspaper editor? | John Peter Zenger
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| who said the royal governor was corrupt? | John Zenger?
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| who was the Royal governor of New YOrk? | William Crosby
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| who was charged with Libel? | Zenger
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| was Zenger found guilty or not guilty? | not guilty
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| who was on trial? | Zenger
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| what two things came out of Zenger's not guilty verdict? | -freedom of press and truth as a defense against Libel
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| Old policy was ____ | neglect
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| what was only concerned about commerce? | old policy
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| New policy was ___ | more intervention
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| what conflicted with American identity? | New Policy
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| what was economic policy based on self sufficiently? | mercantilism
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| who was the Mother COuntry? | England
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| the colonies existed only for whom? | MOther Country
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| why didn't the British defend the land? | expensive
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| who were the non-British people? | Canada (French) Florida (Spanish)
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| who wanted to expand to the westernland? | colonists
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| where was the western land? | Appalachian mountains and Mississippi
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| who was the Indian chief of the rebellion? | Pontiac
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| what was the Indian group of the Rebellion? | Ottowa
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| where weren't the colonist allowed to settle? | west of Appalachian
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| who was very stubborn and ineffective? | King George III
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| who was the bad king at the time? | King George III
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| what was the Central Core Issue? | No Taxation without Representation
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