Vocabulary 1
Someone who opposes to the use of war and and violence to dissolve disputes is called a _____
Pacifist
ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors
tolerance
What group of people was brought to America as slaves?
Africans
Which colony was the first to practice religious tolerance?
Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church were called what?
Puritans
person who owes money is called a ______
debtor
to disagree with or oppose an opinion
dissent
Quakers
What was the purpose for founding the Georgia Colony?
To give debtors and poor people a chance to make a fresh start
What is the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims came to America?
The Mayflower
list of fundamental laws to support a government
Constitution
50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way
Which of the two Carolinas grew tobacco?
North Carolina
Which colony came out of New York?
New Jersey
Protestants who left the Anglican Church and established their own churches were called what?
Separatists
laborer who agreed to work without pay company for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America
Indentured servant
document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony
Charter
Name the colony that came out of Pennsylvania
Delaware
Name all 4 New England Colonies
1. New Hampshire
2. Connecticut
3. Massachusetts
4. Rhode Island
New York was originally called ________ when it belonged to the Dutch.
New Netherland
elected representative to make laws
Burgess
company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits
Joint stock company
Which King of England gifted the territory (that later became Georgia) to John Oglethorpe?
King George II
Name all 13 Colonies
Massachusetts / New Hampshire / Connecticut / Rhode Island / New York / New Jersey / Pennsylvania / Delaware / Virginia / Maryland / North Carolina / South Carolina / Georgia
Pocahontas belonged to what Native tribe?
The Powhatan