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The English Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
The Roots of Self Government
Anything Goes
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This group wanted to reform the church but they
did not want to separate from the church
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Who were the Puritans?
The church must be changed!
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The Massachusetts Bay Company was set up under
the leadership of Winthrop and other Puritans.
They granted their own assembly to govern
themselves. This was term as used to describe
this assembly.
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What was the General Court?
I want people to have a voice in government,
dont you too!
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Thomas Hooker established the colony known as
Connecticut. In 1639 the colonists wrote up a
plan of government that limited the governments
power in their colony. Under this plan you did
not have to be a male to vote. Name this plan.
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What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Hi, Im a statue Thomas HookerI wish the birds
would find a new home!
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Roger Williams believed that everybody had the
right to practice their own religion in the
colonies. This term was used to describe this
practice.
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What was toleration?
I , Roger Williams, did not deserve to be cast
out of the colony!
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She had bible readings in her own home in Rhode
Island.
In her readings she criticized the religious
beliefs of the Puritans.
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Who was Anne Hutchinson?
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This was the name of the colony the Dutch settled
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What was New Amsterdam?
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The Duke of York was given New Amsterdam by his
brother, King Charles. The Duke gave this land a
new name.
What name did I give this land?
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What was New York?
New York it is!
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This is the term used to describe when the king
gave land to one or more of his people, in turn
the owners could rent the land
I got land from the Kingnow I will rent this
land for money!
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What was a proprietary colony?
Hooray for New Jersey!
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I founded the colony called Pennsylvania
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Who was William Penn?
I was a Quaker
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They were brought from Africa to do all the work
for free
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Who were the slaves?
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This line separated The Middle and Southern
Colonies
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What was the Mason-Dixon Line?
Do not cross my line!
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This act he passed provided religious freedom for
everyone except Jewish people
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What was the Act of Toleration?
I, Lord Baltimore, passed this act!
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I organized a fight against the Native Americans
and I also burned down Jamestown
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Who was Nathaniel Bacon?
I shall call this fight, Bacons Rebellion!
Nathaniel Bacon
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The colony of Carolina split into two different
colonies, North and South Carolina, because they
could not settle this issue
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What was the issue of slavery?
Slave house in South Carolina 1860
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I, James Oglethorpe established this colony so
people would not be jailed for their debts
Look, they made a postage stamp honoring me,
James Oglethorpe!
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What was the colony named Georgia?
If you cant pay your debts come to Georgia!
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The belief that the main purpose of the colonies
was to benefit the home country
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What was mercantilism?
I am tired of Working for England!
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This was the name of the trade route between
New England, West Africa, and the West Indies
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What was the Triangular Trade Route?
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We use this term to describe trade items that are
brought into America
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What is an import?
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This group of people had the power to make up
the laws
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Who was the legislature?
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Anyone accused of a crime was given this right
before they were sent to jail
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What was trial by jury?
You must have a fair trial!
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This was one of the main crops the Native
Americans helped the colonists to grow
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What was corn, beans, pumpkins, or squash
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These rules denied African Americans their basic
rights
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What were the Slave Codes ?
Do you know what this is?
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Africans were captured and taken to America to be
sold into slavery. This was the name of their
trip across the ocean into America.
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What was the Middle Passage?
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This colony set up the first public schools
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What was the colony of Massachusetts ?
That is very interesting!
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He proved that lightening was a form of
electricity and he helped establish the United
States of America
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Who was Ben Franklin?
My picture is also on a 100 dollar bill!