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Colonization Flashcards

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The far western edges of the 13 English Colonies,mostly along the Appalachian Mountains

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Backcountry

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2
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A rebellion of common farmers in Virginia in 1676

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Bacon’s Rebellion

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Located in Virginia it was the first representative assembly in the English colonies

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House of Burgesses

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A company that is funded by a group of investors

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Joint-stock company

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Document signed by The pilgrims before going ashore that established the practice of self government

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Mayflower compact

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6
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The voyage across the Atlantic ocean that brought slaves from Africa the Americas

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The middle passage

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A person who is rewarded with a large land grant for bringing 50 settlers to colony of new Netherland

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Patroon

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A separatist group from England to travel to the 13 English colonies to gain religious freedom

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Pilgrims

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English dissenters who wanted to reform the church of England to move to Massachusetts to gain religious freedom

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Puritans

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Protestants known for their belief in fairness, honesty, equality many settled in Pennsylvania

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Quakers

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Laws passed to control the treatment and activities of slaves

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Slave codes

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12
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The law making body of England

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Parliament

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The daughter of powhatan she’s known for helping the colonist at Jamestown and saving johns smiths life teaching the colonist farming local crops for food married John Rolfe

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Pocahontas

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Hired but the Virginia Company of London to organize Jamestown made rule that colonist had to work in if they wanted food

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John Smith

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15
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He was one of the English settlers of Jamestown he discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and export it which made Virginia an economically successful colony

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John Rolfe

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A phrase for the trade occurring between Europe and Africa and the Americas trade goods included raw materials from the Americans manufactured goods from Europe and slaves from Africa

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Triangle Trade

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17
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Nicknamed old peg leg he was the last governor of new Amsterdam the colony was surrendered to the British new Amsterdam was renamed New York in honor of the Duke of York the king of England brother

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Peter Stuyvesant

18
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Founder of Pennsylvania Quaker kept treating with Indian, fair, honest

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William Penn

19
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His court case is Stablers the democratic principle of freedom of the press

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Peter Zenger

20
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Colony owned by the monarch example New York

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Royal Colony

21
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Colony owned by person who is a friend family member or someone who is owned a debt by the monarch example Pennsylvania

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Proprietary Colony

22
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Colony owned operated by a company or group of investors Massachusetts

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Charter colony

23
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Crop that made Jamestown successful

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Tobacco

24
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In Jamestown when colonists desperate for food, ate rats, snakes,dogs etc.

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Starving time

25
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Developed indigo into a successful cash crop

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Eliza Lucas

26
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Nickname of the middle colonies because they grew so many grains

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Breadbasket

27
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A written contract given the right to establish a colony

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Charter

28
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A person who settles in a colony

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Colonist

29
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A large farm that raises cash crops

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Plantation

30
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Trade the buying and selling of goods

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Commerce

31
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How resources are used to earn a living

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Economy

32
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To bring goods into a country

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Import

33
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To bring goods out of the country

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Export

34
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A person who works for set time without pay in exchange for free passage to North America

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Indentured servant

35
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An economic policy intended to increase the wealth and power of the country by having a favorable balance of trade and establishing colonies

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Mercantilism

36
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To import or export goods illegally

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Smuggle

37
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To provide for ones basic needs

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Self-sufficient

38
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To disagree

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Dissent

39
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Do mystery or who is someone because of their beliefs or race

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Persecute

40
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A willingness to except others even though their religious beliefs differ from your religious believes

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Religious tolerance

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