vocabulary
safe place to live and worship
refuge
people coming from different parts of the world- causing variety
diversity
In 1688, Quakers in Germantown, Pennsylvania became the first group to protest against what in the English Colonies?
slavery
To grow, the Dutch West India Company brought in people from many countries, including some of the first...who?
Jewish settlers
this person was sent in 1647 to govern and expand the colony into New Jersey and Delaware
Peter Stuyvesant
owner of something
proprietor
a person who comes into a country to make a new life
immigrant
what colonies were known as the "middle colonies"?
the Middle Colonies included New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania
George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards were ministers that gave speeches that changed religious practices and ideas during what movement?
the great awakening
who gave a charter to William Penn in 1681?
King Charles II
when a group of citizens decide if a person is innocent or guilty
trial by jury
a movement that “awakened” or “renewed” people’s interest in religion
the great awakening
what type of crops were grown in the middle colonies?
the middle colonies grew many crops used in bread making: such as wheat, corn, and rye
many people found freedom in the middle colonies... why would some immigrants choose to leave their countries?
many were leaving their home countries due to war, religion, or economics
who famously said the quote “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise"?
Benjamin Franklin
the act of being fair
justice
acceptance of religious differences
religious toleration
1674: this group of people bought Berkeley’s share of NJ and founded Salem, New Jersey, and created the first settlement of this kind in North America
the first Quaker settlement
People of the Middle Colonies included people from many different countries...name 3 of them
Dutch, French, Belgian, Swedish, English Puritans, Quakers, German, Irish, Scottish, and some Africans
Penn sought justice with the Lenni Lenape tribe... who was the leader of the tribe?
Tamanend
a volunteer army
militia
the middle colonies were also called the what?
the "breadbasket" colonies
the Hudson & Delaware rivers
what was the first religious place of worship that was built in New York City in 1730?
The first Jewish synagogue
James, the Duke of York, gave the colony of New Jersey to friends... what were their names?
John Berkeley and George Carteret