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Vocabulary
100
The first permanent English settlement in the New World.
What is Jamestown?
100
This group of people wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
Who are the Puritans?
100
The colony that Lord Baltimore received permission to create.
What is Maryland?
100
The original settlers of New Netherland on the Hudson River that are different from the rest of the colonies.
Who are the Dutch?
100
The movement of thousands of English settlers to New England in the 1630s.
What is the Great Migration?
200
This person was quoted as say " If you don't work, you don't eat"
Who is John Smith?
200
A Puritan woman who challenged the Puritan church leaders and was banished.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
200
Lord Baltimore created the colony of Maryland in 1634 for what purpose.
What is religious tolerance?
200
This person was the original governor of New Netherland.
Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
200
Someone who worked for free in the New World for a period of time in order to pay for their passage over.
Who are indentured servants?
300
This person was given permission to attempt the first settlement in the New World.
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
300
A Puritan dissenter who had a conflict with Puritan leaders and created the new colony of Rhode Island.
Who is Roger Williams?
300
The Carolinas were known to be a refuge for these French Protestants.
Who are Huguenots?
300
Charles II owed this person's family a debt and gave them land to create a colony in the south.
Who is William Penn?
300
A person who brought 50 settlers to New Netherland.
What is a patroon?
400
Seeking self government in Jamestown the colonists decided to create a system of elected officials that could pass local laws and raise taxes.
What is The House of Burgesses?
400
The Pilgrims wrote this document that is referred to as one of the first documents of self-government.
What is The Mayflower Compact?
400
James Oglethorpe founded this colony in 1732 and was known the southernmost colony.
What is Georgia?
400
The Duke of York the largest landowner in the colonies gave two of his friends land in 1664 to create this colony.
What is New Jersey?
400
A written contract or document that gives permission to create a colony.
What is a charter?
500
These two early settlements happened before Jamestown and were unsuccessful.
What are Roanoke and Sagadahoc?
500
This documents was the first written constitution in the New World and was inspired by Thomas Hooker.
What is The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
500
Slave labor created the richest or highest-ranking group on the eastern seaboard.
What are the elite?
500
The name of the colony that was originally three lower counties of Pennsylvania owned by William Penn.
What is Delaware?
500
A group of Protestant dissenters who were persecuted by the Puritans.
Who are the Quakers?
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