Chapter 3 Concepts (Test) Flashcards

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Who was the first to receive a charter?

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The Virginia Company

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Why did Nathaniel Bacon rebel against the government?

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B/c the backcountry were often attacked by Indians and so when the backcountries asked for help, the government refused

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How did Nathaniel Bacon Rebel against the government?

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By making a Declaration of the people of Virginia and burning down James Town

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What happens when we think the rebellion will succeed?

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  • Nathaniel Bacon dies from Dysentery
  • The government (House of Burgess) hung 23 of Bacon’s men
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Who is Anne Hutchinson?

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  • The first female feminist in North America
  • A woman in Boston who questioned the Puritan teachings
  • She was put on trial and expelled from Massachusetts for this
  • She went on to settle Rhode Island where they practiced religious toleration
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What are 3 attempts of a representative government?

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  • Frame of Government
  • House of Burgess
  • Mayflower Compact
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What are the New England colonies?

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Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine

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What is New England’s climate?

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  • Winters were long and cold/snowy
    -Summers are short and warm
  • This helped people catch fewer diseases
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What is New England’s geography?

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  • Made up of hills and low mountains
  • Rock soil making it hard to plant crops
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What is New England’s resources?

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  • Fish and seafood
  • Wood to make boats/ships
  • They were exposed to more waters making it good for fishing
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What is New England’s religion?

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  • Puritan faith
  • Not very tolerant in other religions
  • Persecuted anyone who questioned the faith
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What are the Middle colonies?

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Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and New Jersey

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What is the Middle Colony climate?

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  • Warm summers
  • Short winters
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What was the Middle Colony’s geography?

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  • Fertile soil
  • This allowed them to produce a surplus of wheat, oats, fruits, and vegetables
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What was the Middle Colony’s resources?

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  • Vegetables/fruits
  • Wheat/oats
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What was the Middle Colony’s religion?

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  • They were Quakers that believed in pacifism, religious freedom, and were against slavery
  • They were okay or tolerant of you choosing your own faith
17
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What were the South Colonies?

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Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

18
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What were the South Colonies climate?

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  • Hot/humid and swampy
  • Growing seasons were the longest out of all the colonies
  • Allowed cash crops to grow like rice and tobacco
19
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What were the South Colonies geography?

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  • Flat low-land
  • Lots of swampy areas
  • Tide waters
20
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What were the South Colonies resources?

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Indigo (dye), cotton, sugar, tobacco, and rice

21
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What were the South Colonies religion?

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  • Anglican faith —> Hybrid of the Catholics and protestant faith
  • Very tolerant of other religions
22
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What is the Penn’s Holy Experiment?

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When Penn established Philadelphia so that all religions could live a peace

23
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What did the Frame of Government that Penn wrote consist of?

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  • All could practice their religion freely
  • Allowed the colony an elected assembly
  • All are welcome
24
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How did Penn attract other people from different countries to come and settle in Philadelphia?

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He handed out and put up brochures in all different languages

25
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Why was Penn’s treaty made?

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To make peace with the Native Americans

26
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What was Pennsylvania also known as?

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The Bread - Basket

27
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What was Pennsylvania originally called?

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Pennwoods

28
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What were the Quakers the first ones to sign?

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A petition to stop or slow down slavery

29
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What was Philadelphia also called?

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The City of Brotherly Love

30
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What were the colonies that were established by Lord Baltimore?

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Maryland and Georgia

31
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Why was Maryland founded?

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For a safe place for Catholics

32
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Why was Georgia established?

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  • The English feared that Spain was about to expand it’s Florida colony northward and control it
  • A group of Englishmen, led by James, wanted a colony where there would be protection for English debtors (his friend was a debtor who was sent to prison and died in it)
33
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Why did Spanish missionaries set up missions?

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To convert native American Indians to Catholicism

34
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What is the Irony when Spanish missionaries set up missions?

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They were devout Catholics and trying to spread the good word yet if the Indians did not convert they were often whipped
and beaten.

35
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What did the backcountry have?

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  • Less resources and soil wasn’t the best
  • Attacked by Native Americans often
  • Where poor people lived because the rich took all the land near the coast
36
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What did people on The Coast have?

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  • People on the coast were rich
  • They had good resources and land
  • Big plantations and farms