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Virginia- Jamestown |
First permanent settlement in North America |
The first settlement in Na |
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Front (Term) Virginia- Powhatan confederacy What was it and how did it end? |
Paid taxes to Powhatan in the form of food, pelts, cooper and pearls. The confederacy gave up too much territory to the colonists. |
Paid taxes to Powhatan |
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Virginia- John Smith |
Was responsible for the settlement and survival of Jamestown |
Was responsible for the what of Jamestown |
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Virginia- Headright System |
Brought more laborers to Virginia. It gave 50 acres of land to colonist who paid people to get to America |
Gave 50 acres of land to who? |
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Virginia- Indentured Servants |
Brought to Jamestown to work 4-7 years to pay of their way here |
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Virginia- Development of slavery |
Came with Dutch. There were differences among colonies |
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Bacons rebellion Virginia |
Nathanial Bacon and his rebellions didn’t agree with the leader of Virginia |
This person didn’t agree with the leader |
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Maryland- Propriety Colony |
All land was belonged to the leader |
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Maryland- Agriculture |
Corn cattle hogs tobacco for profit |
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Carolinas and Georgia- Nc |
Most were farmers who moved from Virginia |
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South Carolina |
Most came from Europe. The richer one than North Carolina |
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Georgia- James Oglethorpe |
Outlawed slavery and limited size of land grants. It was overthrown. Georgia has large rice plantations and many slaves |
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Economy- southern colonies. What are cash crops |
Depended on agriculture. Cash crops were crops they grew for money. They required large amounts of slaves and dint have enough indentured servants. |
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Olaundah Equiano |
Former slave who wrote about his experience |
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Slave Codes and which colony had the strictest |
Slave codes were religious restrictions against slaves. Virginia has the strictest codes |
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New England colonies- Puritans |
Member of a group of English Protestants |
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Pilgrims |
member of a group of English Puritans fleeing religious persecution who sailed in the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. |
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Immigrants. Who were they and and where did they come from? |
Came from England to settle in America |
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Mayflower compact - what was-it and what did it do? |
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. |
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Relationship with native Americans |
Squanto. Samoset. And Massasoit |
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Roles of men and woman in pilgrim communities |
Men did the voting and made money. Woman cleaned the house, taught the children, and worked on the farm |
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Great Migration |
Came to American for religious freedom |
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John Winthrop |
A Puritan and obtained a royal charter |
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Massachusetts bay colony general court |
Religion governed. And no separation of church and state and only men could vote |
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Anne Hutchinson |
Dissenter that was banned. She thought the ministers were wrong and preached |
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Thomas Hooker |
Puritan Minister and left Massachusetts Bag because she believed people’s wants should be thwart the laws are about |
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Order of Connecticut.. what was it and why was it significant |
Allowed me to elect leaders and put welfare of community above welfare of the colonists |
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Witchcraft Trials? Cause? Impact? |
Religious persecution reached new heights. Puritans accuses Quakers and other as heretics |
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Economy of the New England colonies |
Fish timber, and shipbuilding. Merchants were important. Higher education was also important |
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Education |
Wanted children to be able to read and write from the Bible. Important to ministers |
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Middle Colonies- Nee Amsterdam |
Built for trade |
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New York and New Jersey |
Fur trade was important and had a good population |
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Pennsylvania |
Created for religious freedom and founded by William Penn |
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Pennsylvania |
Created for religious freedom and founded by William Penn |
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Economy- agriculture was good and had rich land |
Staple crops. Slaves were more important than New England. Most slaves worked as skilled laborers |
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