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Social Studies Ch 4
Social Studies Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Why did the Puritans decide to settle Massachusetts Bay colony? (p. 103) | For Religious Freedom |
| Why did Thomas Hooker leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony (p. 104) | He felt the governor had too much power. |
| Why was Georgia called a "haven" for debtors? (p 115 & 116) | People who had been in debt in England had been jailed. James Oglethorpe paid off their debt if they came to live in Georgia. |
| Why did the Puritanssupport public education? (class discussion) | They wanted the children to be able to read the bible. |
| Why did the Quakers settle in Pennsylvania? (p. 110) | Religious freedom |
| Why did Lord Baltimore set up a colony in Maryland? (p. 113) | He wanted a place where Catholics could worship/pray freely. |
| Why was Anne Hutchunson asked to leave Massachusetts Bay colony? (p. 105) | She claimed God spoke to her. |
| Which colonists had the right to vote? (5 items)(p. 122) | White, Christian, Men, over 21 who owned property. |
| List 2 ways in which the Navigation Acts benefited England and the colonies(1 for England & 1 for colonies) (p. 121) | ENGLAND: created jobs COLONIES: Became ship builders. |
| How did New Netherland become New York? (p. 108 & 109) | The Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam was run the poor ruler Peter Stuyvesant. England wanted the colony for the Fur Trade Industry. England captured the colony without a shot Stuyvesant received no support. The king gave it to his brother Duke of York. |
| How did the "GREAT AWAKENING" affect religion in the colonies? (p. 127) | People began disussing their religious differences, and when they realized they could not change each other's minds, religous tolerance was born. |
| In what ways did Benjamin Franklin reflect the ideas of the Enlightenment? (p.129 & 130) | He used reason and logic to improve his life and the lives of those around him. |
| Proprietary Colony | colony in which the king gave land to people instead of yearly payment. |
| Mason-Dixon Line | boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland that divided the middle colonies from southern colonies. |
| Act of Toleration | Maryland law giving religious freedom tp all Christians |
| Bacon's Rebellion | 1676 raid in Virgina against the governot and the Native Americans |
| Indigo | plant used to make valuable blue dye |
| Debtors | person who can not pay money he or she owes |
| Slave Code | laws controlling enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights |
| Navigation Acts | passed by Parliament to regulate trade between England and the colonies. |
| Yankee | nickname for English merchants |
| Glorious Revolution | movement in England bringing William and Mary to the throne and strenghtened English Civil Rights. |