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Chapter 2
Colonies
Term | Definition |
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Plymouth | Pilgrim settlement |
Massachusetts | "City on a hill" |
John Winthrop | Governor of Massachusetts |
Roger Williams | Founder of Rhode Island |
Rhode Island | Colony where Anne Hutchinson moved to |
New Amsterdam | Dutch city on Manhattan Island |
New Netherlands | Dutch settlements located on the Hudson River |
Cape Cod | A peninsula in Massachusetts |
Henry Hudson | Explored the Hudson River |
New Jersey | The first settlements here were Dutch and Swedish |
New Sweden | The log cabin was introduced to America in this colony |
Quebec | Oldest French settlement in North America |
Great Lakes | French settlements are found in this area |
Pennsylvania | Colony for Quakers |
Maryland | Colony for Catholics |
Georgia | Colony for the poor and unemployed |