vocabulary
safe place to live and worship
refuge
economic success
prosperity
these men were ministers that gave speeches that changed religious practices and ideas:
George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards
Penn named the city Philadelphia, which means "this" in Greek:
Philadelphia means “brotherly love” in Greek.
where was the first Quaker settlement located?
Quakers founded Salem, New Jersey.
when a group of citizens decide if a person is innocent or guilty
trial by jury
acceptance of religious differences
religious toleration
this person was sent in 1647 to govern and expand the colony into New Jersey and Delaware
Peter Stuyvesant
one of the most IMPORTANT port cities:
New York City due to the Hudson River.
what two rivers connected the colonies to the harbors and were incredibly helpful when trading?
the Hudson & Delaware rivers
a volunteer army
militia
a person who comes into a country to make a new life
immigrant
the most famous Philadelphian & helped the city greatly
Benjamin Franklin
The Middle Colonies EXPORTED: (name at least 2)
furs, salted meat, and lumber.
In 1688, Quakers in Germantown, Pennsylvania became the first group to protest against what in the English Colonies?
slavery
owner of something
proprietor
someone who was learning the craft or skill of an artisan for several years
apprentice
this person expressed his feelings about the rich land: “The fields, most beautiful, yield such crops of wheat, And other things most excellent to eat.”
Richard Frame
the BUSIEST port was in:
Philadelphia because of the Delaware River.
what colonies were known as the "middle colonies"?
the Middle Colonies included New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania
a movement that “awakened” or “renewed” people’s interest in religion
the "great awakening"
people coming from different parts of the world- causing variety
diversity
these people were leaving their home countries due to war, religion, or economics.
immigrants
IMPORTED goods in the Middle Colonies consisted of:
furniture, tea, gunpowder, medicine, and metals
HARD: name 2 things Benjamin Franklin did for the city of Philadelphia (be specific)
He set up the first trained fire fighting company in the English colonies
He helped raise money for the first hospital
He set up a militia to protect the city and the colony
He founded Pennsylvania's first college (University of Pennsylvania) & first public library
He was a printer for the Pennsylvania Gazette Newspaper
He published Poor Richard’s Almanack