Chapter 3- Founding Of The New Colonies Flashcards
In 1629 what joint stock company was created by Puritan businessman?
Massachusetts Bay
Who is the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
John Winthrop
What great college was founded in 1636?
Harvard
What act established the first town school system?
The old diluter Satan act
What man is remembered as the apostle to the Indians?
John Elliot
Name one of the three aspects of the Puritan work ethic.
(1) Man is called to work
(2) all work has a sense of nobility
(3) A Christian serves God Best by working diligently and faithfully in his calling
Who was the best known Connecticut pioneer?
Thomas Hooker
In 1636 he founded what town in Connecticut?
Hartford
What document is considered to be the first constitution in America?
The fundamental orders of Connecticut
Why is the fundamental orders of Connecticut important?
It sets a precedent for representative government.
Who was the founder of the colony where religious freedom took lasting root?
Roger Williams
What colony did Roger Williams found?
Rhode Island
Where was the first Baptist Church of America founded?
Rhode Island
What was Americas first voluntary union?
The new England Confederation
Who were they defending against?
(1) against unfriendly Indians
(2) against the Dutch in new Netherland who had their eyes on fertile new England soil
(3) against the French in the Great Lakes region who are beginning to move south
What man tried to force the colonist into the dominion of New England?
Sir Edmund Andros
In 1609 who sailed his ship the half moon into New York pay into the river that now bears his name?
Henry Hudson
Who purchased Manhattan Island from the Indians?
Peter Minuit
In 1638 settlers from Sweden established what fort in honor of the young queen of Sweden?
Fort Christina
Who introduced log cabins to the New World?
The Swedish
What is a proprietary colony?
A colony that is granted by the king to the proprietor. The proprietor then with certain limitations can do whatever he wants to the colony.
When the English took over new Netherland a new Amsterdam we’re renamed what?
New York
What is another name for the society of friends?
The quakers
What man was the son of a prestigious Englishman became a quaker and wanted to found the colony for the Quakers.
William Penn
What city is this city of brotherly love
Philadelphia
What colony was started to get Pennsylvania means to the Atlantic Ocean
Delaware
What colony was the first successful proprietary colony?
Maryland
Lord Baltimore wanted Maryland to be a haven for what religious group?
The Roman Catholics
What colony was the name for Charles the second
Carolina
What city in Carolina was founded by settlers in the year 1680?
Charles Town
Who was the big promoter of the colony of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
Who was James Oglethorpe trying to help?
debtors
