THE 13 SHITS Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What were the 4 colonies in the New England colonies? | Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire |
Who founded Massachusetts? | The Puritans |
John Winthrop | First governor of Massachusetts |
Great Migration | Movement of Puritans from England to Massachusetts |
Who founded Connecticut? | Thomas Hooker |
Why was Connecticut founded? | It was founded because Hooker thought that the governor and officials in Massachusetts had too much power |
Who founded Rhode Island? | Roger Williams |
Why was Rhode Island founded? | It was founded because Williams believed that the Puritan church had too much power |
Who got religious freedom in Rhode Island? | Protestants, Catholics, and Jews |
Why did New England have trouble farming? | Because they had rocky soil, which was poor for farming |
General Court | representatives elected by male church members |
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | Plan of government that gave the vote to all men who owned property, and limited the governor's power |
Religious tolerance | Willingness to let others practice their own beliefs |
Sabbath | Holy day of rest for Puritans |
What were the 4 colonies in the Middle Colonies? | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware |
Who originally owned New York? | The Dutch (It was named New Netherlands at the time) |
Peter Stuyvesant | Governor of New Netherland because of his strict rules |
Who did the Dutch give New York to? | The English |
Why did the Dutch give the English New York? | Because they were weaker and did not care about who ruled as long as they made money |
Who named New Netherlands to New York? | King Charles II |
Why was New Netherlands changed to New York? | King Charles II named it New York after his brother, the Duke of York |
Who founded Pennsylvania? | William Penn |
What was Pennsylvania known as? | It was known as a "Holy Experiment" because of all of the religious freedom there. It was also known as a Melting Pot, because many different cultures blended together |
Who owned New Jersey | Lord Berkely and Sir Carteret owned it after the Duke of York gave them part of New York |
Proprietary colony | The king gave land to people in return for a yearly payment |
Royal colony | A colony under direct rule of the English crown |
How was Delaware formed? | Delaware was originally part of Pennsylvania's lower counties, but then broke away and left Pennsylvania |
Patroons | Owners of huge estates |
Quakers | Most despised religious group that believed everyone was equal, paid for Native American land, and were pacifists |
Pennsylvania Dutch | German speaking protestants in Pennsylvania |
Cash crop | Crop sold for money at the market |
Why were the Middle Colonies known as the "Breadbasket Colonies"? | Because they had a surplus of grain and sold wheat, barley, and rye (cash crops) |
What 5 colonies were part of the Southern Colonies? | Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia |
What was the boundary between the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies? | Mason-Dixon Line |
Who founded Maryland? | Lord Baltimore |
Who was Maryland named after? | Queen Henrietta Maria |
Who founded Georgia? | James Oglethorpe |
Why was Georgia founded? | It was founded to help debtors |
Why was Georgia known as a Haven for Debtors? | It was known as a Haven for Debtors because it gave debtors a new start and a clean slate |
What was the coastal plain known as? | The Tidewater region |
How did the Tidewater region help farmers? | It offered rich farmland |
Slave codes | Laws that treated enslaved Africans as property |
Act of Toleration | Provided religious freedom for all Christians in Maryland |
Bacon's Rebellion | Uprising caused by Nathaniel Bacon where colonists attacked Native American Villages in Virginia |
Indigo | Plant used to make blue dye |
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