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chapter 6
study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person who owned and controlled all of the land in a colony is called a | Proprietor |
| Someone who is chosen to speak and act for others is a | Representative |
| An official agreement between nations or groups is called a | Treaty |
| How did the colony of New York get its name? | The king of England named the colony after his brother, the Duke of York. Later on he changed it to New York |
| How did the proprietors of New York and New Jersey control their far away property? | To pick a governer to rule over the colony |
| The colony of Pennsylvania was founded by who? | William Penn |
| What does the name " Pennsylvania" mean? | " Penn's Woods" |
| Pennsylvania was founded as a refuge for | Quakers |
| How did Penn govern his colony? | He created laws that allowed colonists to voice their opinions and worship freely |
| How did he treat the Indians | He treated the Indians with respect |
| Who was Benjamin Franklin and what were 3 things he did for Philadelphia | Was Philadelphia's most famous citizen \ he founded the union fire co./ he helped start their first public library / and hospital |
| An economy where people decide what goods will be produced is a | Free market economy |
| An economic system in which people may start any business that they believe will succeed is called a | Free enterprise |
| A person who is skilled at making something by hand is an | Artisan |
| A laborer is | A person who does hard physical work |
| An apprentice is | A person who studies with a master to learn a new skill or business |
| Why did the middle colonies have such a diverse population | Religious tolerance and inexpensive farmland |
| What made the middle colonies a good place for farming | The good soil and climate |
| What kinds of things did farmers grow in the middle colonies | Veggies fruits corn livestock barley and wheat |
| Why were the middle colonies know as the bread basket | Because they grew so much grain |
| Why were Philadelphia and New York the 2 largest and most important cities in the middle colonies | Because they where port cities and centers of shipping and trade |
| Another word for a very large farm on which crops are raised by workers living on the farm is | Plantation |
| A group of people with the power to make and change laws is a | Legislature |
| Another word for a safe place is a | Refuge |
| A person who owes money is a | Debtor |
| Which Southern colony was the largest and had the first elected government | Virginia |
| What was this elected government called in the above colony? | the house of burgesses |
| another name for a representative is a | burgess |
| why was the colony of Maryland founded | catholics in England were often punished for their religious beliefs and lord Baltimore wanted them to have a safe place to live |
| why did the southern part of Carolina grow more quickly than the northern part of Carolina | the southern area had good farm land and many excellent |
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