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Horizions: US Begin
Calvary 5th grade US History: Chapter 6: The Middle Atlantic Colonies
Question | Answer |
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refuge | A safe place |
trial by jury | The right of a person accused of a crime to be tried by a jury, a group, or fellow citizens. |
justice | Fairness. |
farm produce | Grains, fruits, and vegetables for sale. |
Great Awakening | A movement that called for a rebirth of religious ways of life. |
township | An area of land. |
immigrant | A person who comes into a country to make a new home. |
militia | a volunteer army |
almanac | A yearly calendar and weather forcast that helps farmers know when to plant crops. |
circle graph | A round chart that can be divided into pieces, or parts, often revered to as a pie graph. |
backcountry | The land between the Coastal Plain and the Appalachain Mountains |
loft | The part of a house located between the ceiling and the roof. |
New Netherland | The Dutch colony in North America. (became New York) |
New Jersey | The Quaker, or Society of Friends, colony in North America. |
Pennsylvania | North American settlement given to William Penn. |
Philadelphia | The main port in Pennsylvania |
Ben Franklin | Creator of trained firefighting company, paved streets, the first hospital in Philadelphia, organizer of a militia, and founder of a library. |
Great wagon road | Road that led wagons of household goods to the backcountry, making settling further west possible. |