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13 colonies Wolf
Chapter 4 Prentice Hall
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Puritans | religious group who didn't want to separate from the Church of England, but wanted to reform church by simpler ways of worship |
| New England Colonies | Massachusetts, new Hampshire, Connecticut |
| How did New England's geography encourage the growth of shipbuilding? | many harbors and forests to supply wood;it was located near waters that had abundant fish and whales |
| Thomas Hooker | Connecticut |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | 1639 created a government for Connecticut. Vote was given to men who owned property and limited governors power. |
| Roger Williams | Rhode Island: served as a place for religious tolerance |
| anne Hutchinson | important symbol of the struggle for religious freedom |
| Metacom/King Phillip | Wampanoag leader: "I am resolved not to see the day when I have no country" King Phillip's war |
| Middle Colonies/Breadbasket Colonies | new York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware |
| proprietary colony` | king gives land to one or more people to divided up, Carolinas |
| New Jersey | royal colony, under direct control of the English crown |
| Pennsylvania | William Penn, Quaker, Holy Experiment |
| cash crops | crops that are sold for money |
| Southern Colonies | Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
| Act of Toleration | religious freedom for all Christians in Maryland |
| Bacon's Rebellion | governor refused to take action against Indians, uprising only lasted a short time. |
| Georgia | last colony, created for debtors |
| Middle Passage | transportation of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean |
| mercantilism | economic theory, a nation becomes strong by keeping strict control over its trade |
| exports | goods sent to markets outside a country |
| imports | goods brought into a country |
| Navigation Acts | regulated trade between England and its colonies |
| triangular trade | colonial trade route between New England, the West Indies and Africa |
| Glorious Revolution: 1688 | Parliament removed King James II and replaced him with William and Mary |
| bill of rights | written list of freedoms the government promises to protect |
| English Bill of Rights | protected the rights of individuals and gave anyone accused of a crime the right to a trial by jury |
| Great Awakening 1730's & 1740's | Jonathan Edwards: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" religious movement |
| Gullah | creole language developed by colonial slaves based on English |
| Enlightenment | John Locke: people can gain knowledge of the world by observing and by experimenting: Benjamen Franklin |
| Benjamin Franklin | Poor Richards Almanac |
| libel | act of publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person's reputation |
| John Peter Zenger | was charged for libel by criticizing the governor but was found innocent |
| apprentice | learn a craft or trade |
| dame schools | private schools run by women, taught girls to spin, weave, read and write |
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