# 1.People/Founders
# 2.Signifigance
# 3. Why colonies were established
# 4.Reason for establishing 13 colonies,
# 5.Labor force in the colonies & how they got here
# 6.3 colonial regions- geography, climate and economy
# 7. Transatlantic Slave trade
# 8. Vocabulary
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| 1019391291 | John Winthrop (Puritan) | Based on the bible, believed people were educated by reading the Bible and educated people can govern themselves. Founded Massachusetts for Religious Freedom. A puritan minister. Felt only Puritans should have power. Very Authoritative and controlled all power. | 1 | |
| 1019391292 | Roger Williams | A dissenter, Roger Williams clashed with Massachusetts Puritans over the issue of separation of church and state. After being banished from Massachusetts in 1636, he traveled south, where he founded the colony of Rhode Island, which granted full religious freedom to its inhabitants. Rhode Island founded for Religious and political opportunities. | 2 | |
| 1019391293 | Thomas Hooker | F. O. C (Fundamental Orders of Connecticut) - all men who owened land could vote and non-church officials could vote. Have limits on the power of govenor. Founded Connecticut for Religious and political reasons. | 3 | |
| 1019391294 | William Penn | Pennsylvania- believed in non-violence and religious tolerance for all. Founded for religious and political freedom for Quakers. | 4 | |
| 1019391295 | Mayflower Compact | The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony | 5 | |
| 1019391296 | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (F. O. C) | 1st written constitution (plan of government to follow don't have to be church official to have a vote, people should have a voice in govt | 6 | |
| 1019391297 | Maryland Toleration Act | law that promoted religious tollerance, granted freedom of worship if you believed in Jesus Christ. Important step to freedom of religion | 7 | |
| 1019391298 | Virginia House of Burgesses | 1st law making body in Jamestown, representatives were elected- 2 from each district, 1st step to representative government in colonies | 8 | |
| 1019391299 | Rhode Island | didn't agree with the Pilgrims | 9 | |
| 1019391300 | Connecticut | didn't agree with the Puritans | 10 | |
| 1019391301 | Pennsylvania | haven for the Quakers | 11 | |
| 1019391302 | Maryland | haven for Catholics | 12 | |
| 1019391303 | Georgia | place for debators/poor, also served as a buffer b/w English owned 13 and Spanish owned Florida | 13 | |
| 1019391304 | Massachussetts | suffered religious persecutution by King for disagreeing with Church of England. Founded by Pilgrims and Puritans | 14 | |
| 1019391305 | Indentured Servants | signed contract, agreed to work for 3-7 years in exchange for passage to North America | 15 | |
| 1019391306 | Slaves | used in plantations to harvest cash crops, traded on the Transatlantic Slave Trade aka- Triangular Trade. | 16 | |
| 1019391307 | New England Colonies | Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island & New Hampshire | 17 | |
| 1019391308 | Middle Colonies | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware | 18 | |
| 1019391309 | Southern Colonies | Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia | 19 | |
| 1019391310 | Peter Minuit | Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24. Dutch colonists founded New York for religious freedom and Economic opportunity | 20 | |
| 1019391311 | John Berkely | friend of Duke of York; was given New Jersey, shared with George Carteret | 21 | |
| 1019391312 | George Carteret | Co-founded New Jersey with John Berkeley | 22 | |
| 1019391313 | Swedish Swedish Settlers | founder of Delaware for Economic Opportunities | 23 | |
| 1019391314 | Lord Baltimore | He was the founder of Maryland, a colony which offered religious freedom, and a refuge for the persecuted Roman Catholics. | 24 | |
| 1019391315 | John Smith | introduced work ethic (no work, no food) to Jamestown colony, sanitation, diplomat to local Native American tribes; had fought Spanish and Turks. Known as founder of Virginia and founded for Economic Opportunities. | 25 | |
| 1019391316 | Lord Proprietors | group of eight of Charles II's men who were given a charter by the king to settle new land in Carolinas for economic opportunities | 26 | |
| 1019391317 | James Ogelthorpe | Founded colony of Georgia as a chance for poor immigrants who were in debt to have a second chance at a comfortable life. Founded for economic opportunities and as a defensive buffer between colonies and Spanish Florida | 27 | |
| 1019391318 | Pilgrims | 1st Protestant colonists, wanted a break with the Anglican church. Low social status compared to puritans | 28 | |
| 1019391319 | charter | A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area. | 29 | |
| 1019391320 | Puritan | A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay. More social status than Pilgrims | 30 | |
| 1019391321 | Settlers | people who travel to a little known area and make a home | 31 | |
| 1019391322 | Colonial Population | grew in the 18th century due to immigration and high birthrate among colonial families | 32 | |
| 1019391323 | William Bradford | A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony, 1621-1657. He developed private land ownership and helped colonists get out of debt. He helped the colony survive droughts, crop failures, and Indian attacks. Believed in religious freedom of the Pilgrims | 33 | |
| 1019391324 | Henry Hudson | An English explorer who explored for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present day New York and called it New Netherland. He also had the Hudson Bay named for him | 34 | |
| 1019391325 | Peter Stuyvesant | A Dutch General; He led a small military expedition in 1664. He was known as "Father Wooden Leg". Lost the New Netherlands to the English. He was governor of New Netherlands | 35 | |
| 1019391326 | Duke of York | 1644 Charles II gave new york (Dutch occupied) to his brother, the Duke of York . British troops push Dutch out. New Amsterdam renamed New York. | 36 | |
| 1019391327 | Quakers | A group of religious pacifists who were persecuted in Europe. William Penn established Pennsylvania as a safe haven for Quakers. They believed all people were equal and opposed war. | 37 | |
| 1019391328 | Frame of Government of Pennsylvania | written by William Penn; government plan that gave citizens freedom of speech, religion & right to fair trial by jury; set up General Assembly = make laws for colony | 38 | |
| 1019391329 | Why Europeans thought they were entitled to colonies | They believed they had a right to land, charter from King and Native Americans were not using it all. They took Bully position | 39 | |
| 1019391330 | Why Native American thought they were entitled to land | They were there first and spent many generations there. | 40 | |
| 1019391331 | Nathanial Bacon | Leader that took over when Berkley wouldn't attack the Indians; Was willing to lead not only against Indians but the governor too; This time was known as Bacon's Rebellion. | 41 | |
| 1019391332 | Act of Toleration | a Maryland law that provided religious freedom for all Christians | 42 | |
| 1019391333 | North Carolina colony | This colony lacked good coastal harbors and was populated mainly by small settlements of tobacco farmers with little government involvement. | 43 | |
| 1019391334 | South Carolina colony | Planters became very rich very quickly. By late 1600s, it was just as wealthy as VA, and were worried that the Spanish were going to invade. Developed quickly and grew sugar and rice, They had slaves and had the biggest city in the southern colonies. | 44 | |
| 1019391335 | English Debt Law | People who owed money are put in jail until the debt was repaid. Doesn't make sense as how can you work if your in jail. Why Georgia was founded so they could work off their debt | 45 |
