Vocabulary 1
A plant grown in the South that was used to make a blue dye.
Indigo
Religious group that settled Massachusetts
Puritans
He founded Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Which group of people sought religious freedom in William Penn's colony?
Protestant Germans
Which of the following had the least amount of freedom in the English colonies?
unmarried women
married men
Africans
Africans
A movement inspired by using reason and observation
Enlightenment
Religious group that settled Pennsylvania.
Quakers
Connecticut was founded based on what policy?
They felt the Massachusetts government was too powerful.
How was Pennsylvania founded?
King Charles II gave the land to William Penn
Why did the Calvert family settle the colony of Maryland?
to allow Catholics to practice their religion freely
To accept all religions equally
Religious tolerance
They worked for the colonists for a set period of time in exchange for a trip to America
Indentured Servants
He founded Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
Who originally founded the colony of New York?
The Dutch
What is the difference between slaves and indentured servants?
Slaves were treated as property and indentured servants worked for a set period of time and then were granted their freedom
Goods shipped INTO the country
Imports
Economic System of the time where the king had strict control over the colonists' trade.
Mercantilism
Why did the Puritans leave England for Massachusetts?
To build a society based on the Bible
What group of people did the Quakers believe deserved fair treatment?
women
Indians
or both
Both
What two ways of life developed in the Southern colonies?
Plantation (farming) and backcountry (mountains)
Crops that are grown and sold for profit
Cash crops
Goods that are shipped OUT of the colonies
Exports
Why did people follow Roger Williams from Massachusetts to Rhode Island?
They wanted greater religious freedom
What was the Quakers belief when it came to slavery?
They were against it
What are two key crops grown on Southern plantations?
rice and tobacco