Vocabulary 1
What is a slave code?
laws that set rules of slavery
What is a debtor?
a person who owes money but cannot repay it
Why did the Native Americans decide to resist the English?
Colonists ignored the rights of Native Americans and they were taking over their land (pg. 104)
Why didn’t land grants made by the Dutch West India Company attract new settlers?
Ne settlers had to clear the land themselves and share their crops with the patroons (pg. 107)
What does it mean to tolerate?
to allow people to have beliefs or behaviors that are different for everyone
What is the backcountry?
Colonial area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain
Who didn’t want to separate from the Church of England but only wanted to change the church?
Puritans (pg. 101)
Why was the Toleration Act developed?
to allow religious freedom for Christians (pg. 113)
What is the Middle Passage?
the part of the triangular trade route between Africa and the West Indies, where African captives were transported to the West Indies
What is an assembly?
a law making body
How did Ben Franklin help the people of Philadelphia?
He established the first fire department and public library. Franklin also improved the city's police department and postal system. (pg. 121)
What was the name of the first colony to allow religious freedom?
Providence (pg. 103)
What is a proprietor?
a person who is granted ownership of a colony or an owner of a business/property
What is a legislation?
a body of people that has the power to make or pass a law.
What did indentured servants receive once they were done with their contracts?
farmland, animals, and supplies of lumber and tools (pg. 119)
Why did people come to Georgia?
Freedom of religion was promised to all Protestant Christians and free land to use for 10 years (pg. 117)
What is the Triangular Trade?
a shipping route between Africa, the West Indies, and England or North America
What is the Great Awakening?
a period in the 1700s in which interest in religion grew
What made Carolina split into North and South Carolina?
Northern Carolina lacked a good harbor and southern Carolina had a better harbor. S. Carolina grew rice as well (pg. 114)
What did Puritans do instead of Pilgrims?
The Puritans brought more supplies, horses, cows, and arrived during better weather (pg. 101)