Chapter 4 Terms Flashcards
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Southern colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Anglican Church
Church of England, predominant in the South
Middle colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
Moravians
Early missionaries to the West Indies
New England
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Congregational churches
Type of church predominant in the New England colonies, each congregation governed itself
Triangular trade route
Routes of trade between the colonies, Europe, the West Indies, and Africa
Mercantilism
Idea that a colony existed solely for the good of the Mother Country
Post roads
Roads over which the mail was carried in colonial America
Frontier
Sparsely populated areas on the fringe of settlement
Appalachian Mountains
Natural barrier to western expansion
Dame school
A school conducted by a widow or a single lady who agreed to teach children in her home
Hornbook
Paddle-shaped board with printed alphabet and Scripture, covered with transparent animal horn, used in colonial schools
New England Primer
Most widely used textbook in colonial America
Old field school
A school established in an old tobacco field, where a hired teacher or indentured servant educated the neighborhood children
Apprentice
A boy placed under the authority of a Master Craftsman, who taught him the basics of learning as well as a trade. In return, the boy worked for the Master for seven years.
Poor Richards Almanac
Ben Franklins famous publication of astronomical information and anecdotes
Royal colony
Under the direct authority of the king
Proprietary colony
Granted by the king to individual proprietors
Self-governing colonies
Granted charters for self rule
Colonial era
Time period from the founding of Jamestown to the outbreak of the War for Independence (1607-1775)
