2.4 Flashcards
What English king vowed to rule without Parliament
Charles the first
What company provided the Puritans with an opportunity to find religious freedom in America
Massachusetts Bay colony
Who was chosen to be the first governor of the Puritan colony
John Winthrop
Who made up the general court
The Freeman of Massachusetts
What error did the Puritans make concerning church and state
They forgot to clearly separate it
What is considered to be the first constitution in America
Articles of confederation
First settlement in Rhode Island
prvidence
What book did Rodger Williams publish about the native American language
A key into the language of America
What the denomination played a large role in the establishment of Rhode Island and her system of government
baptists
Name the organization under which the New England colonies New York and New Jersey were United in the 1680s
New England confederation
What colony was founded as a Haven for English Catholics
Maryland
First governor of Maryland
Leonard Calvert
Act that guaranteed freedom of worship to anyone that profess to be a Christian
Toleration act
Who acted as an agent in the process of Manhattan Island from The indians
Peter minuet
For what religious group was Pennsylvania a Haven for
Quakers
Was Philadelphia mean
The City of brotherly Love
Who founded Georgia
James Oglethorpe
What country provided the most settlers for America
England
What was the official Church of the southern colonies
The Anglican Church
List the three social classes in colonial America
Aristocracy, middle class, indentured servants and slaves
What was the occupation of at least 90% of the colonists
Farmers
What connected larger cities enabling mail to be carried more easily
Post roads
List 5 colonial industries
Lumber industry, shipbuilding, fishing and whaling, fur trading, domestic manufacturing,
How the colonist manufactured things
Domestic system