colonial america Flashcards

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leader of Roanoke colony

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Walter Raleigh

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Governor of Massachusetts

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John Winthrop

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leader of Pennsylvania

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William Penn

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Helped to establish the rhode island colony

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Roger Williams

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Women expelled from Massachusetts colony

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Anne Hutchinson

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established the maryland colony for cathoilcs

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george calvert

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recieved charter for geogria

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James Oglethorpe

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rebllion agaisnt native americans

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Bacons rebllion

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New England indian war happend in…

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1765

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what colony offered trial by jury

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new jersey

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first year that slaves what brought to colonies

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1619

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How many days did the pilgrims take in their voyage to the new world

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65

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By the year 1751 how many britsih colonies are there

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In a partoon how many people work on owned land

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50

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what year was the act of toleration enacted

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1649

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religious group that settled in new york

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english/ catholics

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people who settled in Massachusetts

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pilgrims

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charter

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document that grants the right to form a colony

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Joint stock company

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investors buy shares in a company in the hopes the company will make money and share in the profits

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the mayflower compact

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document of governance

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new england colonies

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  • massachusetts, connecticut, new hampshire, rhode island
  • Subsistence Farming-farming for themselves NO profit.
  • Trade and Industry- were essential Fur trading, ship building, mills, lumber, whaling. The New England economy is better than the south.
  • Limited slavery- not in agriculture but in shipping and manufacturing.
  • strong slave trade
  • Religion is essential
  • Education is mandated
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middle colonies

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  • new york new jersey pennsylvannia
  • Mixed agriculture and Industry- .
    -Large trade and shipping ports New York City and Philadelphia.
  • Mixed use of Slavery/ forced labor.
  • large immigrant population, religious tolerance area of country with most diverse population.
  • Mixed Government- assemblies, meetinghouse, royal government.
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southern colonies

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  • maryland virginina north carloina south Carolina georgia
  • large pantations= good crops (tabbaco, indigo, rice,)
  • ran on slavery
  • more slaves the citzens
  • a small group of people in power (tidewater aristocracy)
    -legslative governemnt
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Roanoke

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British settlement on Roanoke island

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which colony was the first to allow land owning male colonists the right to vote for representatives
virginina colony
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who was plymouth settled by
separatists
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who were the new england colonies settled by
purtians
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economic productivity
farming raise cattle, fishing, furs iron, lumber, shipbuilding, whaling, (oils and scrimshaw) distialion of rum
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new amsterdam
settled by the dutch formerly a manhattan islsnd. major seaport and center of trade
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patroon
rich landowner
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what year does england send a naval force to new amsterdam
1664
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new jersey
-religious tolerance trial by jury -representative assembly. -offers free land
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when does new jersey become a english colony
1702
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what religious group founded Pennsylvania
quakers and protestants
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Pennsylvania
-negotiates treaties with native americans to pay for land. - grants colonist the right to elect represntivties
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delware becomes...
a seprare colony in 1608
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major crop in southern areas
tabacco indigo rice
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what allows southern colonies to have a longer growing an production season.
climate
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indentured servants
people who own money and are allowed to come to america to work off their debt
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marylanf becomes a safe space for who to worship
english catolics
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need for workers incrase what
need for slaves
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act of toleration
allows cathlics and protestants to worship freely
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PEGS
Population Economy Governement Slavery
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negation acts
- made it illegal for any colony to trade with any country other than England. - Must use English ships - Must trave sail through English ports. - Limits colonies income and trade potential.
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american identity
- cheap and available land - Land owners have power and the right to vote - Shared enemies- Native Americans, French and Spanis
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why did the americans get upset
- The english bill of rights limits power of monarchy and establish rights for Englishmen. - The Great Awakening - The Enlightenment - Colonists believe since they are English these freedoms and rights extend to them.
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French and indian war
- Both countries want territories in the America, west of Appalachian. - Abundance of Natural resources - French build a series of forts to defend. British build fort also. - Native Americans distrust the British ally with the French. - British seek alliance with the Iroquois Confederacy - No alliance but Iroquois promise neutrality. conflict begins French attack British colonists.
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How did the french and indin war end
1758 British win victory in Nova Scotia - Treaty of Paris(1763) ends war, British win. - British move Native Americans off their land. - no settlement in the Appalachians. - Troops occupy colonies. - Colonies taxes raised to pay for war expenses.
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debtors
a person or institution that owes a sum of money.
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Iroquis confedrancy
indian tribe that played a strategic role in the struggle between the French and British for supremacy in North America
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The englightment
- brainstorming what is going wrong in British monarchy - bringing people like john locke ben franklin and thomas jefferon in to discuss
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cash crops
tabacco indigo
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writs of asstiance
order directing that a party convey, deliver, or turn over a deed, document, or right of ownership.
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slave codes
rules to enfroce slave control
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1st contential congress
act to boycott British goods