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Week 12
5ATHENA USMO Week 12
Term | Description |
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Maryland | colony formed to give religious freedom to both Catholics and Protestants |
Georgia | colony formed to give debtors a place to make a new start |
Carolinas | started as one colony that was set up as a farming community |
debtors | people who owed more money than they could pay |
slaves | people brought to America against their will and belonged to their owners for the rest of their lives |
indentured servant | gained freedom after working to repay the person who paid for their passage to America |
French colonies | run by military leaders who made strict rules |
Lord Baltimore | founded the colony of Maryland |
George Whitefield | a popular preacher during the Great Awakening |
blacksmith | someone who makes iron into useful items |
England | most successful in colonizing North America |
viceroys | representatives of the King of Spain who ruled the Spanish colonies |
proprietors | land owners who formed colonies in America |