5th - SS Chapter 5 Lesson 4 Flashcards
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Who is an owner?
Proprietor
Who is a person whose views are different from those held by most people?
Dissenter
Who is a person who owes money?
Debtor
What are the three regions the colonies are divided into?
New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies
Name the New England Colonies.
Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
Name the Middle Colonies.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
Name the Southern Colonies.
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
How was the land used in the three different regions?
- New England Colonies - thin rocky soil made farming difficult. But the region was rich in other valuable resources - excellent timber and waters rich in fish and whales
- Middle Colonies - warmer climate and more fertile soil made for better farming. Grew wheat and long wide rivers made travel and transport of goods easier.
- Sourhern Colonies - warmest climate and longest growing season. Grew tobacco and rice.
Where were the 13 English colonies located?
In the eastern part of what is now the United States between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains
What was an important characteristic of the Puritan colonies in Massachusetts?
Leaders made strict laws that people were required to follow including requiring all citizens to attend church.
Who was an outspoken young minister in Salem, Massachusetts that believed that government should not punish citizens for what they believed?
Roger Williams
In 1636, the Puritans forced Roger Williams to leave Massachusetts. So he traveled south and founded what settlement in what colony?
The settlement of Providence in the colony of Rhode Island.
What made Rhode Island special?
Rhode Island became the first English colony in North America to offer complete religious freedom.
Who was another dissenter who angered the Puritans who believed that a person’s own faith in God was more important than the church’s rules and laws?
Anne Hutchinson
Who founded the colony of Connecticut? Why?
Thomas Hooker. They left Massachusetts because they wanted greater religious and political freedoms and fertile land for farming.
Who did King Charles II give the task of taking over the Dutch colony of New Netherlands?
His brother James, the Duke of York
How was the capture of New Netherlands happen?
The English captured New Netherlands without firing a shot. And it was renamed New York after the Duke of York.
Why did King Charles II of England give a huge section of land to William Penn?
The king had borrowed money from Penn’s wealthy father so Penn asked for land as repayment.
Why did Penn want to build a colony in North America?
He wanted to build a colony based on his religious beliefs. He was a Quaker.
Briefly explain Penn’s goal for the colony of Pennsylvania.
It would be a “holy experiment” where people from different nations and of all religions could live together in peace.
What were the Quakers beliefs?
They opposed war and believed that people could worship God without going to church or following religious leaders.
What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn? What did it mean?
Pennsylvania which means “Penn’s Woods”
What was the name of the main settlement in Pennsylvania? And what did it mean?
Philadelphia which means “city of brotherly love.”
In 1632, King Charles I of England gave a large section of land north of Virginia to Lord Baltimore. What colony did he found?
Maryland
