Week 13
King Charles II gave the Pennsylvania colony to this person as payment for a debt owed to his family?
Who is William Penn?
Quaker men would not join the military, Quakers refused to pay taxes that would be used for war, and quakers left England to live a life without persecution. We can infer that Quarkers value this greatly.
What is peace?
The artform that gave colonists a way to reuse paper without being wasteful.
What is quillery?
In the South, huge harvests of cash crops were grown on special pieces of land called?
What are plantations?
By settling the Colony of Maryland, Cecilius Calvert hoped that this group of people would be able to escape religious persecution?
Who are the English Catholics?
How did England attract settlers to the Colony of New Jersey?
What is settlers were guaranteed certain rights?
The Quakers settled the Colony of Pennsylvania in order to have religious freedom. Part of that freedom was the ability to come together at this place daily.
What is the Meeting House?
You were welcome in the colony of Maryland as long as you were?
What is a Christian?
James Oglethorpe opposed this so strongly that he returned to England when it was introduced into Georgia.
What is slavery?
Oglethorpe’s rule against slavery have on the farming industry in Georgia had this effect?
What is farms stayed small with only family to help run them?
The Concession and Agreement (written in 1665 by English leaders) included rules about which three things?
What is religious freedom, taxes and governor appointments?
These two factors influenced King Charles II in his decision to grant land for the Colony of Pennsylvania?
What is a debt he owed and his trouble with the Quakers?
This Southern Colony lies the farthest south?
What is Georgia?
James Oglethorpe settles Georgia as a colony for these people from England.
What is debtors?
The land that became Delaware Colony did not always belong to English colonists. How did they acquire this land?
What is American Indians killed off other settlers?
Which of the Middle Colonies is the smallest?
What is Delaware?
The Colony of Delaware (and the Delaware Bay) named after?
Who is Thomas West?
The Southern Colonies encouraged free trade that was uncontrolled by the government. This type of economy is known as?
What is a Market Economy?
James Oglethorpe known for improving this English system?
What is the prison system?
William Bartram had this effect on the life of colonists in the New World.
What is he made natural history discoveries and shared them?
Why might colonists have moved from England to New York?
What are the freedom to worship in any religion, right to a trial by jury and the freedom to elect lawmakers.
Today, there are over 350,000 Quakers in the United States. These are the two different groups of Quakers and how they worship.
What are Unprogrammed Quakers who worship in silence and Programmed Quakers who have a pastor who conducts a scheduled meeting.
Some Southern Colonies used servitude and slavery in order to meet their labor needs. Although both groups were usually treated cruelly, what advantages did indentured servants have over an African slaves?
What is after working 4-7 years they had their freedom and sometimes tools and plots of land.
Explain why James Oglethorpe requested a charter to form the Georgia Colony in the New World.
What is to improve the lives of debtors by giving them a place to live and be productive citizens?
Before settling Pennsylvania, William Penn paid American Indians for the land. This affected relations between the American Indians and the Quakers in what way?
What is the American Indians were grateful and befriended the Quakers?