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True or False? The first colonists to come to MD were from Russia.
False
100
Where did the first colonists sail from?
England
100
Queen Henrietta Maria had what colony named after her?
Maryland.
100
What were the upper class people called?
Gentry
100
These people worked for a number of years to pay off the price of the voyage to Maryland.
Indentured Servants.
200
True or False? People were free to practice any religion they wanted in England.
False.
200
Name one reason people wanted to move to Maryland.
They wanted to start a new life. They wanted to practice their religion freely. They wanted to make more money.
200
Leonard Calvert was the first what of Maryland?
Governor
200
True or False? Slaves and hired workers usually did not receive an education.
True. *DAILY DOUBLE!*
200
This was the king who granted the land to the First Lord Baltimore.
King Charles I
300
True or False? There were more opportunities for people to make money in Maryland.
True.
300
How did the colonists help the Native Americans who already lived in Maryland?
They brought tools, guns, and cloth.
300
Who worked with the Native Americans to introduce them to religion?
Father Charles White
300
This group of workers could never hope to be free.
Slaves
300
These people were not able to practice their religion freely in England.
Catholics
400
What was the most important crop that colonists in Maryland grew?
Tobacco
400
What were the 2 ships the colonists sailed on their voyage to MD?
The Ark and the Dove
400
This man asked the kind for land in America, and was granted the land that is now Maryland.
George Calvert
400
This economic group owned their house and land, but they worked hard to survive and make money.
The Families in the Middle
400
Name one reason colonists began to buy slaves.
No more indentured servants would come to Maryland.
500
This is the name of the government the colonists formed to make laws.
The General Assembly
500
Name 2 ways the early colonists hurt the Native Americans who already lived in Maryland?
- They brought diseases - They destroyed natural resources and took over the land that the Native Americans needed to survive.
500
This Calvert protected the Maryland Charter when his father died.
Cecil Calvert
500
Describe the home of someone in the wealthiest economic group of people.
Large brick houses or plantations filled with fancy furniture, musical instrucments, clothes, and may slaves.
500
Describe the slave trade.
Guns were shipped from England to Africa. Slaves were shipped from Africa to America, and tobacco was shipped from America back to England.