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What were the voyage conditions like?

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Awful; people had to use the restroom and eat in the same place

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What were the slaves often fed on the voyage ships

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Horse beans, Yams rice and maybe a little meat

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What was the voyage across the Atlantic ocean that often carried slaves called

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The middle passage

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_________ _______ often refers to the relationship between Europe, Africa and the Americas in which slaves were traded for goods

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Triangular Trade

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__________, _________ and _________ were goods that demanded slave labor

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sugarcane, cotton and tobacco

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where did the Europeans get the slaves from?

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West coast of Africa

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The voyage lasted about…..

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6-8 weeks

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About how many slaves were transported on the trans-atlantic slave trade

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10 to 15 million

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Definition of: colony

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Established by a group of people who leave their native land to form a new settlement

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Definition of:Charter

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grant from a king or queen that gives permission to do something

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Definition of: Joint stock company

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A group of investors who bring their money together with hopes of making a colony

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What was the joint-stock company used to colonize Virgina called?

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The Virgina Company

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Why was it a problem that majority of the settlers in Virgina were ‘gentlemen’

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bc none of them wanted to do the labor work to keep them alive

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John ____ said that “if you want to eat you must work”
Smith or Rolfe

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Smith

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John ______ Brought tobacco seeds to Virgina which became a cash crop and “saved “ the colony

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Rolfe

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Who solved the shortage of labor shortage

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Poor English indentured servants & african indentured servents

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Why was the house of burgesses good for the colonies?

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Because it represented the start of goverment for the colonies

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Jamestown is best known for……

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almost failing but ended up becoming the first successful colony

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Why did Jamestown struggle to succeed

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Because of its poor area; it was infested with diseased mosquitoes, diseased water and no one wanted to do the labor work in order to survive

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Why did many people come to America and settle in Pennsylvania?

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To seek for religious freedom

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New York was originally settled by___

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The dutch

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What did the soil in the Middle Colonies allow for?

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It was rich & fertile which was perfect for farmland & grazing livestock

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What did the climate allow for in the Middle Colonies?

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Growing crops & raising livestock

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Why do the Quakers choose not to celebrate most religious ceremonies (sacraments, such as Baptism and Communion)

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-They believe that God can be found in everyday life and in everyone
-They believe that it makes faith less personal
-They believe that rituals do not necessarily help them grow closer to God

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A pacifist is a person who leads a fight against an unjust cause.

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False

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Which of the following is not a Quaker belief?

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slaves were property and should be treated as such

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How were Quakers similar to Puritans

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both targeted by the church of england

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William Penn was given an enormous tract of land from King Charles II because

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he owed his father a debt

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What was Penns relationship with the Lenape tribe

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He treated them very well and bought their land at fair prices

30
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The agreement that the people aboard the ship would form a democratic government was known as

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Mayflower compact

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An example(s) of the New England economy included

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fisherman & shipbuilder

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what was the climate of new england

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cold long winters and short summers

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What was the soil like in the new england colonies

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rocky

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This word means relating to money

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economy

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t or f the puritans were very open to religion

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False; they were not supportive of other religions

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t or f; the pilgrims had a good relationship with the wompanoag tribe

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true; they had a good relationship with the pilgrims until about 10 years later

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The “City Upon the Hill” sermon reflected the belief that Massachusetts would become

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A model community for all Christians to follow

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the difference between a puritan and a separatist is…

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A puritan wanted to purify the church and a separatist wanted to seperate

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why did pilgrims want to leave the church of england

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because they were being forced by law

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before the americas the pilgrims went where

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Holland

41
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the pilgrims planned on landing in

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Jamestown

42
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after 12 years in holland they moved again, why?

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because their children were loosing their english roots

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Why did the Pilgrims write the Mayflower Compact before they ever set foot on dry land?

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To create a democratic government because no laws exsisted

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Mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs.

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religious persecution

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the social life of the colonists revolved around

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church

46
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Why did many people come to America and settle in Pennsylvania?

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religious freedom

47
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New york was og settled by

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the dutch

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the soil in the middle colonies allowed for

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raising crops and livestock bc it was fertile

49
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the climate allowed for

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crops & livestock

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why do quakers choose not to celebrate most religious ceremonys

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because they believe all people are good in the eyes of God

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what is a pacifist

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a person who agaisnt fighting completely

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quakers did not believe

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that slaves were property and should be treated as such

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quakers and puritans

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were both targets of the church of england

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why was penn given pennsylvania from king charles II

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because he owed his father a debt

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penns main goal of his colony was

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religious tolerence

56
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penn called his colony a

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Holy experiment

57
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what did penn do to attract more people to pennsylvania

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he ran his advertisements in many different languages such as english dutch french and german

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what was the main crop of pennsylvania

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cereal grains

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NOT true about slavery in Pennsylvania?

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Quakers refused to own slaves or profit from the slave trade

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How would Philadelphia be a new type of city that would be better for the people?

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wide open roads and public places

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