4:2 Flashcards
Patroons
Rich families who got a lot of land in exchange that they bring farming families to new Netherlands
Peter Stuyvesant
The governor of new Netherlands who was going to protect the colonists when the British came. But he was unpopular and had no weapons so he surrendered.
Proprietary colony
When the king gave land to people to work
Proprietors
The people who lived in proprietary colonies who were free to divide the land and govern it under English law
Royal colony
A colony under the control of the English crown.
William Penn
Founded Pennsylvania. Was a Quaker
Quakers
They believed everyone was equal under gods eye. Were hated by England
Pennsylvania Dutch
A group on newer people in America who were German. They were known as this because no one could pronounce the word Duetsch which means German
Cash crops
Crops that are sold for money at the market.
Breadbasket colonies
The middle colonies exported so much grain that they became known as this.
Back country
An area of land going along the Appalachian mountains.
Great wagon road
An old Iroquois trial along the backcountry