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Chapter 3 and 4 social studies vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are cash crops? | Crops such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit. |
| What is an assembly? | An elected group of lawmakers. |
| What does democratic mean? | Ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out the laws. |
| Who are Puritans? | People who wanted to "purify" the English church. Puritans wanted to simplify the Church's ceremonies and it's ranks of authority. |
| What is slave trade? | The business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves. |
| What are rights? | Powers or privileges that belong to people as citizens and that cannot or should not be taken away by the government. |
| What is the Parliament? | The lawmaking body of England, consisting of representatives from throughout the kingdom. |
| What does it mean to petition? | To make a formal demand or request. |
| What is a class? | A part of society defined by such qualities as wealth, occupation, and inherited titles or honors. A society may have an upper class, a middle class, and a lower class. |
| What is the First Great Awakening? | A revival of religious feeling and belief in the American colonies that began in the 1730's. |
| What colonies were in the New England Region? | Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. |
| What colonies were in the Middle region? | Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. |
| What colonies were in the Southern region? | Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. |
| Who founded Massachusetts? | William Bradford [1620] John Winthrop [1630] |
| What colony did Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson settle in? | Rhode Island |
| Who found Connecticut? | Thomas Hooker |
| Who found New York? | Dutch West India Company [1624] James, Duke of York [1664] |
| Who are separists? | People who wanted to separate the English church from their own religion. |
| What is the difference between Separists and Puritans? | Separists are a branch off of the Puritans. |
| Who are pilgrims? | People who travel for religious reasons? |
| True or false Did girls get a better education? | False |
| What two documents showed that the colonists wanted to rule themselves? | The Mayflower compact and the fundamental orders |
| Who created most laws of the colonists? | Elected Assembly |
| Why was the English bill of rights important to the colonists? | It listed rights that belonged to the people |
| What document was created in 1215 made even the king of England follow the law? | The magna Carta or "Great Charter" |
| Define Catholics. | Wanted to start a colony for religious freedom in the southern colonies. |
| Define Quakers. | Were looking for somewhere to practice their religion and settle in the middle colonies. |
| In what colony did separatists want to break away from the church of England? | Massachusets |
| In what colony did colonists demand the right to elect an assembly to make its own laws? | New York |
| Which colony held the largest slave trading centers in the world? | Rhode Island |
| In which colony did the fundamental orders gave the right to this colony than others? | Connecticut |
| What is another name for Rhode island? | Rogues Island |
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