Vocab #1
A Quaker who was given a land grant from King Charles II and created Pennsylvania.
William Penn.
Leader of New Netherland and would not be as kind of a ruler.
Peter Stuyvesant.
How was England able to take over New York and New Jersey so easily?
Because of Peter's poor leadership and none of his people wanting to fight for him.
Did the middle colonies rely on slaves or indentured servants more?
Indentured Servants.
One of the biggest religious groups in New Jersey who believed in equality of men and women, supported nonviolence, and practiced tolerance?
Quakers.
Crops that are always needed.
Staple Crops.
What type of government did Pennsylvania have?
Self-Government.
How was Deleware created?
From extra land from Pennsylvania.
A movement which spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society.
Enlightenment.
Were from the Anglican church and wand wanted to purify it.
Puritans.
What role did women play in the middle colonies?
The role women played in the middle colonies was running businesses and stores.
Why did Colonists not like the British government getting stricter?
The colonists did not like the British government getting more strict because they were getting used to ruling themselves, or wanted to keep expanding because they felt they earned it by helping during the war.
A philosopher who thought people had natural rights like liberty and equality.
John Locke.
Were people who split from the Anglican Church and did not agree with Puritans.
Pilgrims.
What colony would you prefer to live in and why (e.g. Southern, Middle, or New England)?
Answer is your opinion.
What did Thomas Hooker do to make Connecticut more Democratic?
He allowed voting.
A law which made restriction of religion a crime.
Toleration Act of 1649.
A legal contract which people agreed to protect the good.
Mayflower Compact.
Did France or Britain win the French and Indian War?
Britain would win the French and Indian war due to taking over Quebec.
Why did colonists and Native Americans not get along when it came to land rights?
Native Americans wanted the land to be free. Colonists believed they owned the land.