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The Puritans believed in a _______ as a system that allowed each community to rule itself.
Town meeting
The Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics wanted to settle in the new colonies so that they would have ______ freedom
religious
_____ was the founder of the colony of Rhode Island.
Roger Williams
This group wanted a place that they could start their own farms and practice their religious beliefs.
Puritans
The House of Burgesses is the elected assembly (government) for the ________colony.
Virginia
The Puritans came over to the new world in search of what?
Religious Freedom
Jamestown the first permanent English settlement and was founded in Virginia in 1607. What crop helped save the colony?
Tobacco
This colony was originally called New Amsterdam and New Netherlands by the Dutch.
New York
A ___ is a place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country.
colony
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
The Middle colonies were also known as the __________colony because of the grains that they grew.
What are the 2 reasons it was difficult to grow crops in the New England region? Must name both,
Long, cold winters which created a short growing season and rocky soil
James Oglethorpe created this colony as a safe haven for debtors from England. It was the last colony set up.
Georgia
_____ profit ws the motivation for SC and other Southern colonies
Economic
A _____ signed a contract to work in exchange for passage to the colonies.
Indentured Servant
This colony had harsh cold winters and rocky soils which was not good for farming.
THe New England Colonies
_________________- the economic trade policy in which a country exports more than it imports in order to create a favorable balance of trade.
mercantilism
Colony founded by William Penn, a Quaker, who believed that you did not need a building to worship.
Pennsylvania
What factors influenced early settlers' decisions about where to settle?
Climate, geography, resources, religious freedom
Relgious freedom was the motivation for people to settile this region.
New England
The Eight Lords of Proprietors settled in the colony first known as ______.
The Carolinas.
A ___ is an official paper where certain rights are given by the government to a person, group, or business.
The founder of the colony of Connecticut was ___.
Thomas Hooker.
NAME 2 of the 3 ways that the setters changed the land.
1. Clearing the land for farming
2. Growing crops which changed the soil
3. Building roads for easier travel.
What group of people is associated with the Middle Colonies and is known for wanting equal rights? (Think oats)
Quakers
The ability to produce most everything a person needs can be defined as__________.
Self-sufficient
Name the Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey
The 13 colones were divided into 3 regions. Each region was different from the other. Name 2 of the 3 ways.
Geography/climate
Economics
Religion
People in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies had to adapt differently to their particular region because of the ____________________ and available ___________________.
geography and resources
Which of the colonies is associated with whaling and lumber?
New England Colonies