section 1
which colony was founded by Thomas Hooker?
Connecticut
what are patrons?
patrons are people who own large land estates
why did King Charles I build his colony
so catholics could freely practice faith
what is yankees
a nickname that meant clever
what is gentry?
the top of society
why was New Jersey founded?
because New York's population was growing too much
why couldn't the governor protect new Amsterdam?
they had very few weapons
why were the settlers furious?
the governor wasn't taking action
what was the triangular trade?
a three legged route in the shape of a triangle
what were indentured servants considered to be?
the lowest class
what was it when people wold meet up and have voting son the issues?
it is a towns meeting
who founded Pennsylvania?
William penn
what was the biggest part of North Carolina?
poor tobacco farmers
what did many colonists resent?
the navigation acts because they favored English
what happen during the great awakening?
people split away from their homes
what was the country for debtors?
it was Georgia
how did the majority make their living?
farming
what did James Oglethorpe want his new colony to be for?
the debtors
is it true that unmarried women/ widows had less rights?
no its false
what did indentured slaves receive?
clothes, money, tools,and 50 acres of land
what is the mason Dixon?
the middle colonies divided from south
slaves made up how much of the new arrivals?
1/3
what would slaves often do?
revolt and refuse to eat
what'd almost no rights?
africans and natives
what did women in cities do?
worked outside of their home