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Social Studs
for 9/18 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Puritans | protestant group who wanted to reform the Anglican church |
| Pilgrims | group that left England in early 1600s to escape prosecution |
| immigrants | people who leave their birth country to live in another country |
| Mayflower Compact | contract that was signed to have fair laws and protect the general good |
| Quakers | Society of Friends - made up a big part of New Jersey |
| staple crops | crops that are always needed |
| indentured servants | individuals who signed a contract to work for someone for 4-7 yeasrs for those who paid their journey |
| slave codes | laws to control slaves |
| indentured servitude | an organized Labor Sstem that provided a way tot he New World and a labor suppy needed in the New World |
| What did the Masters for the indentured servants | pay for the servant's trip over to the New World. Also provided food, clothing and shelter. |
| What did the Servants do for the Masters | work for 2-7 years to pay off debt. |
| What were freedom dues | new clothes, tools or plot of land given to indentured servant who had fulfilled his service time. |
| What benefits did indentured servitude have? | Provided labor to the New World, a way for the poor to get to the New World, and training for skilled labor. |
| Why did indentured servitude not work in the South? | Could not provide enough labor for the large labor intensive plantations, and the labor was unskilled and provided no future. |
| Southern plantations needed another form of labor. What was it? | slaves |
| Name the four New England Colonies | Massachusetts, Conneticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire |
| Name the four Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania |
| Name the five Southern Colonies | Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia |
| Reason for Settlement - New England Colonies | Religious freedoms |
| Reason for Settlement - Middle Colonies | Economic Opportunities - trading; Religious freedoms |
| Reason for Settlement - Southern Colonies | Economic opportunities; Religious freedoms |
| Goverment of New England Colonies | Self-rule charterMayflower Compact - Pilgrim General Court Puritans |
| Government of Middle Colonies | self rule charter |
| Government of Southern Colonies | charter granted and governed by King |
| Economy of New England Colonies | fur trading, fishing and ship building |
| Economy of Middle Colonies | fur trading, agricultural - staple crops - oats, corn, wheatLivestock - cows, pigs, sheepShips |
| Economy of Souther Colonies | Agriculture - farms and large plantations Growing cash crops for money - tobacco, indigo, rice |
| Culture of New England Colonies | clergy and working class |
| Culture of Middle Colonies | Middle class merchants, famers, working class |
| Culture of Southern Colonies | Upper class aristocracylarge slave class |
| Religion of New England Colonies | protestants, puritans reformers) Pilgrims (separatists) |
| Religion of Middle Colonies | Quakers Puritans Jewish Huguenots |
| Religion of Southern Colonies | Catholics in Maryland Protestant everywhere else |
| Relations with Natives - New England Colonies | Goood at first, turned bad when more and more settlers arrived. |
| Relations with Natives - Middle Colonies | Good at first, but turned bad with more settlers |
| Relations with Natives - Southern Colonies | Bad at first. Stayed bad until natives were defeated. |