Vocab 1
Document stating the basic form and rules of government.
Constitution
To harass; to bully; to punish.
Persecute
How many teeth do most adult humans have?
32
Which colony was founded in 1607?
Jamestown
What product saved that colony?
Tobacco
Legislative representative.
Burgess
A person who pledges his or her labor for an amount of time in exchange for some payment.
Indentured Servant
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
The liver
What were the middle colonies known to tolerate?
Religious tolerance
Who established Pennsylvania for the Quakers and promised a colony for religious freedom?
William Penn
Person who refuses to go along with an official or prevailing belief or practice.
Dissident
Document from the sovereign granting a right.
Charter
Which parts of our body keep growing throughout our lives?
Ears and nose
Which colony was established for religious reasons?
New England colonies, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland
Who was New York settled by?
The Dutch
Producing just enough to feed the family with none left over to sell or trade.
Subsistence Farming
Wealthy colonial landowner.
Patroon
How many muscles are there in the human body?
Approximately 640 muscles
Where were religious services held in colonial New Jersey?
In barns because the barns had enough space to hold everyone.
The middle colonies included?
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware
Democratic ideas, practices, and values that form a truly free society.
Civic Virtue
Colony in which an owner, or proprietor, owned all the land and controlled the government.
Proprietary Colony
How many bones does the human body have?
206
Which group was opposed to war (pacifist)?
Quakers who inhabited the colony of Pennsylvania.
What was the main purpose of the middle colonies?
The Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers, while Pennsylvania was founded as a safe haven for Quakers.