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Chapter 3 SS: English Colonies in North America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the Fundamental Orders? | They were a written plan of government for Connecticut that guaranteed the right to vote to all men who were members of the Puritan church. |
| Who was Maryland founded by? | Cecil Calvert (Lord Baltimore) |
| New York was named after this person because it honored this new proprietor... | James, the Duke of York. |
| What discouraged people from settling in New York? | High rents to farmers working the land. |
| Why did Virginia have trouble growing their tobacco (their main cash crop)? | They tried putting Indians to work- the Indians weren't used to farming, and they died. Then, they tried indentured servants- but they eventually earned their freedom. Finally, they tried slaves, which costed more but they lasted longer. |
| Those who worked for Virginia but eventually earned their freedom... | Indentured servants. |
| What is New Haven? | It is separate colony of Connecticut that was formed by Puritans that agreed to live by the word of God. |
| The Quakers believed to treat people with this... also stated in the Great Law of 1682... | Freedom & Equality |
| Virginia ended up using enslaved Africans to farm the land because... | They lasted longer and they could never earn their freedom. |
| Why did Roger Williams settle in Rhode Island? | To achieve freedom of religion. |
| The Northern section of the original 13 colonies is called what? | The New England Colonies. |
| What is an economic policy in which nations tried to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies? | Mercantilism |
| What is a crop, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities and sold for profit? | Cash Crop |
| What is a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony's geographic features, boundaries, and how that colony would be governed. | a Charter |
| What was ruled by the people? | a Democratic government. |
| What was slave trade? | the business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves. |
| What was the last colony? | Georgia |
| The Mayflower Compact is most comparable to what? | the US Constitution. |
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