13 Colonies Flashcards

1
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William Penn

A

Citizen of the Middle Colony

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2
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New England

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This region had rivers and streams that could not be navigated, but they were fast enough to produce power on a water mill

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3
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Middle Colony

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Known for wheat farming and shipbuilding

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4
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Southern Colony

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Known for tobacco as a cash crop, needed slaves for the plantations, and the longest growing season

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5
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William Penn - Land

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King Charles II gave it to him

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6
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Meeting House

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The most important building in a colonial New England town

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7
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Indentured Servants

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People who had to work to pay off their voyage

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8
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John Smith

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Leader of Jamestown

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9
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Jamestown survived by…

A

Learning to hunt from the Natives

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10
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Plymouth

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Established in Massachusetts in 1620

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11
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Mayflower Compact

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Laws in the settlement

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12
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Religious Freedom

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Pilgrims risked their lives to come to America for…

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13
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Roanoke

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The Lost Colony

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14
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Starvation

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The reason the first group that settled in Roanoke returned to England

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15
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John White

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Came to Raleigh with the second group of people

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16
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England at War with Spain

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Took John White two years to return to Roanoke with supplies

17
Q

Return to Roanoke with John Smith

A

No one was there

18
Q

First Thanksgiving

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shared food, Squanto helped, grateful to be alive, over 90 Natives came