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The New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire
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asked the king of england for land in america to make a colony for the catholics. what was this colony?
George Calvert and Maryland
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founder of pennsylvania and philadelphia. who were they founded for?
william penn and the quakers
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why were the colonies of connecticut and rhode island founded?
freedom after a disagreement with the massachusetts bay colony
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large farms of the south
plantations
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The Middle Colonies
New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
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minister who went to england to get a charter for rhode island.
john clarke
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preacher who established the first orphanage in america
george whitefield
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what was providence?
the first settlement in rhode island
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valuable dye
indigo
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The Southern Colonies
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Maryland
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preacher who built hartford, the first major settlement in connecticut
thomas hooker
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one of the most famous governors of massachusetts
john winthrop
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what was boston?
the largest town in the massachusetts bay colony
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document that established connecticuts system of government. provided a pattern for the constitution
fundamental orders of connecticut
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The main reason the colonies were founded
Freedom
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dutch explorer who was sent to find a shortcut to asia but found new york instead
henry hudson
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who settled georgia
poor and prisoners
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city in pennsylvania carefully designed by william penn. it means city of brotherly love
philadelphia
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a chief commander in the navy
admiral
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what was delaware originally called?
new sweden
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founded georgia for prisoners and the poor
james oglethorpe
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who settled plymouth?
pilgrims
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dutch name for new york city
new amsterdam
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quinnehtukqut
indian word which means beside the long river and where connecticut got its name
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