craftworker
such as: blacksmiths, carpenters, silversmiths, and goldsmiths
Diversity - a group of people from different parts of the world.
100
What was a gristmill and why did market towns have one?
a mill that could ground grain into flour. Market towns had them to make a farmer's grain into flour.
100
What was the Great Awakening?
A religious movement
100
What colonies made up the middle colonies
What is Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and New Jersey.
100
Who was the governor of New Netherland? How did the British take control of the colony
Who is Peter Stuyvesant. The British made him feel unconfident and he forfeited the war.
200
Define justice and Define proprietor
Justice means fairness. In a trial if a person receives justice they have received a fair ruling.
Proprietor - owner
200
What chapter are you studying in social studies
Chapter 6
200
What were the effects of the Great Awakening?
1. it changed the way people practiced religion
2. greater religious tolerance (people understood differences in religion)
200
Why were the Middle Colonies known as the "Breadbasket Colonies"?
They produced so many crops used in making bread such as rye, wheat and corn
200
What group of people came to settle in New Jersey for Religious Freedom
The Quakers.
300
Define apprentice and prosperity
a learner
the person lived and worked with an artisan's family for several years, learning a skill in order to earn a living
Prosperity - economic success
300
Define Militia
volunteer army
300
Who were George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards?
They were ministers who changed religious ideas and the way religion was practiced.
300
What were the geographical advantages of the middle colonies?
Fertile land and large harbors led to good crops and waterways for docking and porting.
300
Who founded Pennslyvania
William Penn
400
Define immigrant
What is a person from another country.
400
What was a market town
a town where a person could sell or trade livestock or crops.
400
How were Middle Colonies different from the New England Colonies in regards to religion?
New England Colonies believed in one religion and one church. Middle Colonies had many different religious groups and different kinds of churches. They also socialized after church.
400
What colonies were part of the Dutch settlement of New Netherland
What is New Jersey and New York
400
What document proved that some of the people in the Middle Colonies had self government
The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
500
Define refuge
A safe place to worship and live.
500
What was a general store and what did colonists purchase there?
A general store is a place to purchase goods that the colonists could not make or grow themselves. Colonists could purchase iron tools, shoes, food, buttons and paint.
500
Who was Ben Franklin and how did he improve the city of Philadelphia?
He started a firefighting company, a hospital, a militia, the first collge, the first library and published an almanac.
500
Who was Tamanend and how did William Penn treat him?
He was an Indian and they agreed to live to together in peace.
500
What freedoms did William Penn give the colonists of Pennsylvania
The freedom of speech
The freedom of religion
The right to a fair trial
A trial by jury