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CHAPTER 2
| COLONIES | lands controlled by other countries that are far away |
| Monarchy | a type of government where a king or queen is the leader |
| Taxes | extra money paid on items purchased. The money goes to the government |
| Enslaved | forced to work for someone else for no pay & without the freedom to leave |
| Plantations | Very large farms |
| Free Speech | right or freedom to say what you want without being punished by the government |
| Cash Crop | Crops grown to be sold |
| Great Britain | Ruler was King George lll |
| King George ruler over | American Colonies - The 13 Colonies |
| The 13 colonies are made up of | New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, The Southern Colonies |
| New England Colonies | Fishing & Fur Trading |
| The Middle Colonies | Farming & raising farm animals |
| The Southern Colonies | Growing Cash Crops (Rice & Cotton) |
| Colonist | Had to pay taxes on things like sugar, paint, newspapers, glass, & tea |
| Colonist | thought tax was unfair |
| Colonist | stopped buying those goods |
| Colonist | The government took away the tax |
| TO KNOW: | Africans who were brought to the colonies were enslaved & FORCED to work on plantations, small farms, or a domestic servants. |
| TO KNOW: | Enslaved people did not have rights like others |
| TO KNOW: | PHILIS WHEATLEY was an enslaved African who wrote poems that discussed famous people and events. |
| TO KNOW: | ANNE HUTCHINSON held meetings where she talked about stories or her faith. This was not common because at the time men could be religious leaders (FREE SPEECH). |