Original 13 Colonies Flashcards
(26 cards)
Who was the leader of Connecticut?
Why?
Thomas Hooker- because he disagreed with Massachusetts and wanted the people to have more power
Who was the leaders of Massachusetts? Why? 2 colonies
William Bradford and Joh Winthrop- religious freedom for puritans and pilgrims- Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
Who was the leader of Rhode Island? Why?
Roger Williams- growth of population and more indentured servants
Who was the leader of New Hampshire? Why?
Settlers of Massachusetts- population growth and economic opportunities
Leader of New York- Why
Henry Hudson, Dutch and Peter Stuyvesant- trading post, religious freedom
Leader of New Jersey- Why
John Berkley and George Carteret- economic opportunities and religious freedom
Pennsylvania- Why
William Penn- religious freedom for Quakers and other religions- “holy Experiment”
Delaware- Why
Swedish people- growth of population, was too far from Pennsylvania capital
Maryland- Why
Lord Baltimore- religious freedom for Catholics
Virginia- why
John Smith- economic opportunities
South and North Carolina- why
Eight nobles- economic opportunities
Georgia- why
James Oglethorpe- economic opportunities for debtors
New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, South and North Carolina, Georgia
What are the bread colonies?
Middle Colonies- New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
What is the Enlightenment?
Movement in 1700s- rejected traditional ways of life (religion)- emphasized Science and Reason- “The Great Clockmaker”- Rational God
What is a indentured servant?
A free person who worked for another person for an amount of time
What was the Great Awakening?
Americans had fallen asleep religiously- more emotionally connected- personal bible interpretings
What is a charter?
Official permission given by the king to start a new colony
What was the starving times?
Hostility for Indians- little food- no work no food policy
Mercantilism
More exporting than importing
Deism
Rational God- great clockmaker
Quakers
People who valued spiritual communication with God- equality of man- no one holy book