Vocab Terms A
A person employed to make public announcements in the streets of a town
town crier
A worker in a skilled trade, usually making things by hand
artisans
Many colonists in New England came to the Americas for
religious freedom
The growing season lasted longer than what?
New England Colonies
When was the colony of Maryland founded?
1664
An agreement reached by the Pilgrims before they reached Plymouth
Mayflower Compact
A maker or repairer of casks and barrels
coopers
Many colonists made a living from ........... and selling ...............
fishing and selling cod
Farming was easy in the Middle colonies because of what?
Fertile Soil
When was the colony of New Jersey founded?
1664
A member of a non-established church or someone who disagrees with an opinion of a religious group.
dissenter
A member of the Religious Society of Friends
Quakers
Pilgrims were separate from the
Anglican Chruch
Name 2 groups who made up the middle colonies...
Quakers, Lutherans, Dutch Calvinists, Mennonites
When was the colony of New Hampshire founded?
1629
A person under contract to work for another person, usually without pay -- but with eventual freedom.
indentured servant
A crop is produced for its commercial value
cash crop
The ............ and ............... made farming difficult for the colonists.
terrain and weather
Middle colonists came to the Americas for religious freedom and what?
economic opportunties
When was the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded?
1630
The Constitution of the colony of Pennsylvania was granted to William Penn by Charles II of England.
Frame of Government
The first written constitution of America, which limited government powers.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The ............... also experienced persecution from the Anglican church.
Puritans
UNLIKE the New England colonies, what did the middle colonies present?
religions and cultures
When did North Carolina and South Carolina become separate colonies?
1729