Important People
A pastor who founded a town that grew and became Rhode Island
Roger Williams
had the wealthiest income and owned large landholdings and had large homes and kept servants or slaves
Upper
government in which the people elect men or
women to represent them
Representative Government
a colony that had the king’s permission to choose its own governor
proprietary colony
The colonies that make up New England
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
The man who was granted land to begin a colony for Catholics
Lord Baltimore
depended on their masters for their daily needs
religious group that believes people have an
“inner light” to guide them; the Society of Friends
Quakers
an appointed leader who would settle problems, hold trials for people accused of crimes, and collect taxes
justice of the peace
The colonies that make up the Middle
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
man who founded a town called Hartford, which joined with two other towns to become Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
owned some land and a few servants or slaves
Middle
a colony that was directly controlled by the king
or ruling monarch
royal colony
the belief that government should not meddle in church matters
separation of church and state
The colonies that made up the southern
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
man who started a colony where people of any religion would be free to worship as they chose
William Penn
Were servants or slaves
one of the first examples of representative
government in America
House of Burgesses
Man who led the first group of settlers to Maryland
Cecilius Calvert
worked as tradesmen, farmers, shopkeepers, and ship captains
Middle
meeting of men in which everyone could have a say in decisions and voting would be decided by the majority
town meeting