SS M3 L123 Flashcards
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How did John Smith improve conditions in jamestown
Forced colonists to work and improve conditions, obtained help from the powatan.
What is the may flower compact and what did it do
Signed November 21, 1620 by 41 male passengers on the mayflower. It was set to have fair laws to protect general good. First attempt of self government
Why were indentured servants necessary in Virginia
High death rates led to labor shortages
Economy in the southern colonies
Trade, fishing, shipbuilding and skilled crafts. Good thing
Economy in the middle colonies
Agriculture and rice but depended on a lot of slave labor
Who was Pocahontas married to
John Rolfe
What were staple crops in the middle colonies
Wheat barley and oats
Which was the first colony to promote religious tolerance
Maryland
The tolerance act of 1649
A bill that made it a crime to restrict rights of Christians
Who broke away from the quakers to make his own colony
William penn
What WAS the capital of pennsylvania
Philidelphia
Which groups left Europe to escape religious persecution
Pilgrims and puritans
New York was formally known as
New netherlands
What jobs did slaves have in the middle colonies
Skilled laborers and blacksmiths
What could women do in the middle colonies
Run farms, businesses and practice medicine
Where is new jersey located
Delaware and Hudson River
Definition of slave codes
Laws to control slaves
Anne hutchinsin
Banished from MA for challenging religious authority
How did MBC
