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What did Roger Williams believe?
He believed in freedom of religion and founded Rhode Island.
What is a proprietor?
Someone who owns land or property.
What colonies made up the New England Colonies?
Main, New Hampshire, Massachusets, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Who is Chief Powhatan?
Powhatan leader who led wars against the Jamestown colonists.
In what ways was the meetinghouse the center of town life?
The meetinghouse was used for religious services, town meetings, and government decisions.
What did Anne Hutchinson do?
Offended Puritan leaders by speaking out on religious matters.
What is a treaty?
A formal agreement between countries.
What is a region?
an area that shares physical or human characteristics.
Who is Metacom?
a Wampanoag leader who led a war against New England colonists.
What was the significance of the triangular trade?
SHips carried goods from one area of the world to another in a triangular pattern. This allowed exports and imports to travel from the Americas to Africa and to Europe.
What did Thomas Hooker believe?
Believed all men should be allowed to vote; started the Connecticut colony.
What is an export?
A product sold to another country.
What colonies made up the Southern Colonies?
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Maryland.
George Washington led..?
led the building of Fort Necessity at the start of the French and Indian War.
Possible answer: Treaties are necessary in today's society because countries need to be able to trade with one another and work together to defend against enemies.
Who is William Penn
A Quaker who wanted to protect each person's freedoms; founded the Pennsylvania colony.
what is a "class"
How did the American Indians feel about European settlers coming to the Americas?
Teachers discretion.
Who is Pontiac?
An Ottawa leader who led an attack against British forts and villages.
Primary source: " I inquired if these what was to be done with is. They gave me to understand we were to be carried to these white people's country to work for them. I then was a little revived and thought if it were no worse than working, my situation would not be so desperate. But, still, I feared that I should be put to death; the white people looked and acted in so savage a manner. I have never seen among my people such instances of brutal cruelty." - Equiano
what does Equiano mean by stating that he was " a little revived"? Do his feelings change? Cite evidence from the source in your response.
The narrator thought that his situation was not so terrible because he was being taken to work for the white people. Yet, once he sees the white people, he fears how they will treat him and is scared. He describes them as acting "in so savage a manner."
Who is George Whitfield?
A leader in the Great Awakening who inspired people to have stronger feelings towards God.
What is mercantilism?
An economic idea that suggested governments should limit imports but increase manufacturing and exports.
What colonies made up the Middle Colonies?
New York, Pennslyvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Who are artisans?
people who specialized in one type of work or trade.
What were the main reasons for founding the different colonies?