13 colonies Flashcards

(30 cards)

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New Hampshire

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Started by dissenters from Massachusetts, was primarily focused on fishing

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Virginia

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Make Money

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Massachusetts

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Pilgrims and puritans moved here, to get away from persecution. They also wanted religious freedom.

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Georgia

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Started for debtors, and poor people to make a new start

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Pennsylvania

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Safe place for Quakers.

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New York

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Started by the Dutch, and the British took over in a war..

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Rhode Island

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Started by religious dissenters from Massachusetts

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Maryland

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Safe place for Catholics to go

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9
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South Carolina

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To make money

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North Carolina

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To make money

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Connecticut

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Started by religious dissenters from Massachusetts

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Delaware

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Started by the New Sweden company, and was later taken over by the English.

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New Jersey

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Started by the Dutch British took it over in a war.

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14
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What were the major religions in the colonies

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Protestants, Catholics, and Quakers

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15
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What was the Mason-Dixon Line/ why was it created

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A border between Maryland and Pennsylvania. It was created to solve a dispute between the Penn and Calvert families

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16
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What were the first examples of government in the colonies

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House of Burgesses: The first elected legislature/government in the colonies. It was in Virginia

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: The 1st constitution in the colonies.

Mayflower Compact: A constitution created by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower

17
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How did Europeans acquire the land that became the 13 colonies

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They took it from the Native Americans

18
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What are 2 ways that farming changed the economy of the thirteen colonies.

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  1. Slavery became popular because workers were needed

2. The southern colonies grew large amounts of crops on plantations

19
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How did most accused witches die during the Salem Witch trials

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They were hung

20
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What does persecution mean

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Being attacked or “bullied” for having different beliefs.

21
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What was the main source of Labor in the colonies

22
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What was the last colony to be established

23
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What were the two main crops grown in the

Carolina’s

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Rice, and Indigo.

24
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What was the name of England’s first attempt at a colony in North America

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What was the name of England's first successful colony in North America
Jamestown
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What saved this first colony
John Rolfe and Pocahontas planting tobacco. This made Jamestown very wealthy
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What was the name of the group of people who settled Plymouth colony.
Pilgrims
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Why did this group of people migrate to North America
To set up a colony based on their religion, Religious freedom.
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Who was Nathaniel Bacon and what did he do
He was a colonist in Virginia. He led a rebellion against the government because they would not take land from the Native Americans.
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What is a royal colony
A colony under the control of a King or Queen