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What did England had to do to make more money

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They had to export were good send it imported

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What did William and Mary sign

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They signed the English Bill of Rights guaranteeing certain basic rights to all colonists

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What did the navigation acts do

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They directed the trade between England in the colonies

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What did the Magna Carta establish

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The principle of limited government

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What do colonists in charter colonies do

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They elect are governors and members of the legislature

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What do proprietary colonies do

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The members of the upper house of the legislator were appointed by the proprietors but the lower was appointed by the colonists

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Under colonial legislator who cannot boat

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Most women indentured servant landless poor and African Americans

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In colonial society must man where what

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The formal heads of the household to represented the family in the community

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What was the glorious Revolution

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In English Civil War where they executed the King and restored is sung to the throne

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James the second tried to what

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He tried to retake power but Parliament kicked him out and gave the crown to his daughter Mary and married William and they send English bill of rights

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What is Englands view of the colonies

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The North American colonies were viewed as economic resources

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What happened after colonists harvested raw materials

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They were sold to England and England manufacture and sold the good back

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What was the navigation acts

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Only English ships to ship goods colonists could not sell certain goods such as sugar and tobacco to other countries

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What government ideals had angling learn that would impact colonies formation of government

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Limited power to the monarchs elections trial by jury and Magna Carta

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What are some examples of charter colonies

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Connecticut and Rhode Island

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What were charter colonies

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The people were given a charter and could elect their own legislator in government crown approved of governor but Govenor didn’t have veto power

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What are some examples of proprietary colonies

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Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania

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What was a proprietary colony

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The colony ruled by proprietors they elected the upper house of the legislator but colonists could elect lower house

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What are some examples of royal colonies

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Georgia Massachusetts New Hampshire New York North Carolina South Carolina Virginia

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What were royal colonies

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Crown appointed the governor and upper house and colonists appointed lower house governor and upper house did what crown wanted

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Who was allowed to vote

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White man who owned property could vote 80 to 90% of white men were involved in the government

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What was the great awakening

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A religious revival from the 1720s to the 1740s

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Who is Jonathan Edwards

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From Massachusetts and Puritan background famous for the sermon sinners in the hands of an angry God

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Who is George Whitefield

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Anglican preacher who to wear to England and the colonies to preach the revival most famous preacher during this time.

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What were the effects of the great awakening

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New denominations breaking from larger ones
New thinking of the chain of command
churches starting a contract with their people
an idea that ruler should have social contract with their people

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What were the men family roles

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Head of family and where is represented their family in the community they worked in the fields and built Barns, fences, and practiced other skills

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What were woman family roles

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They were in the household and care for the children as well as helped in the fields the married woman had little writes the widowers where teachers seamstresses and nurses

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What were sons family roles

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Worked as indentured servants for local farmers and apprentices for local tradesmen

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What was a daughter’s family role

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Young women could work as maids or cooks women who never married or widows could have business and property but they would be unable to vote

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Which colonies had the best education

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The new England colonies because they were taught to read Bibles

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What was the ratio of homes to school

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For every 50 homes there is one school

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What did schools use to teach people to read

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They use the new England primer

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Why were some earlier colleges founded

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They were founded to train ministers

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What was the first college

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Harvard

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What was the enlightenment

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Of movement in Europe which emphasize that knowledge, science, and reason could improve society

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Who is the best known American scientist it what did he invent

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Ben Franklin invented the mechanical arm the rocking chair the riding chair that odometer a pulley system and bifocal spectacles

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What happened in 1735

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John peters anger faced libel he wrote a critical article about the royal governor of New York

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Who is Andrew Hamilton

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He argued that the freedom of speech was a basic write. Won trial for zenger this was a huge step in development of free press in America