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Massachusetts/Rhode Island Flashcards

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John Winthrop was very religious and was already a puritan devotee by 15. True or false?

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True

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In ___, who started a crackdown on non-conformist religious thought?

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King Charles 1, 1628

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What happened with Winthrop after King Charles I began a crackdown on nonconformist religious thought?

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Became part of Massachusetts Bay Company and elected government and then led a group of colonists to Massachusetts

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When did the colonists go to Massachusetts?

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April 1630

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Who was the leader of the colony when they got to Boston?

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John Winthrop

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What happened with John Winthrop?

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He was repeatedly elected governor and in charge of the civic and social order

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Since the King was relieved Winthrop and his colonists left, what did he do?

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Sent them off with a charter for the colony of Massachusetts Bay

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What did the charter the King sent them say and why were the Puritans happy about it?

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It said they would govern themselves. They liked this because they wanted to build a community governed by the rules of the Bible.

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What was the significant of John Winthrop’s sermon, “City Upon a Hill”

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It meant that the eyes of the people were on them and highlighted the importance of God and working together.

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What was ironic about the puritans of Massachusetts gaining the freedom of free religious practice?

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They did not grant this freedom to others and made others in the colony worship the same way they did.

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Who was Roger Williams

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Young minister, friend of Winthrop, began preaching that everyone should worship in the way they choose and then was put on trial

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What did Roger Williams do when the Puritans ordered he should be sent back to England?

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Left his wife and kids and escaped to the South and met a group of American Indians.

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What did Roger Williams do when his family and followers joined him after escaping?

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Bought land from Narragansetts for settlement and called it Providence

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Providence meaning

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The guidance and care of God

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Williams welcomed people with ____ religious beliefs to Providence

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Different

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Who was Anne Hutchinson

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She was forced to leave MA for preaching against the Puritans and followed Williams and together they established a settlement called Portsmouth

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What year did Portsmouth, Providence, and other settlements combine to form the colony of ____

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1647, Rhode Island

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In ___, Rhode Island elected an assembly to govern the colony

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1663

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What was going on with slavery there?

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Slaves did not get to follow own beliefs
Merchants discovered the riches made from slave trade

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What happened once merchants and wealthy families discovered the riches of slave trade?

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Rhode Island became one of the largest centers for slave trade in the world

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What did the isolated coves along the Rhode Island coast provide?

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Refuge for pirates and smugglers

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Why did Revered Cotton Mather of Boston call Rhode Island “the sewer of England” and what happened because of this?

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Puritans in other colonies were disgusted by the slavery, pirating, and smuggling and were convinced that rejecting these people and their ideas was justified

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What name did puritans invent for the colony of Rhode Island?

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“Rouge’s Island”

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What was the name of the Native American tribe Williams met in the south and what did they do?

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Narragansett people, cared for him

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What was the climate of Rhode Island?

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Hot and humid summers, and cold and snowy winters

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What was the geography of Rhode Island?

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Coastal lowlands
Flat, rocky woodlands

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What was the economy and occupations of Massachusetts

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Crop and livestock farming, lumbering, shops, and shipping

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What was the climate of Massachusetts?

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Harsh winters, warm summers

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What was the geography of Massachusetts

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Sandy coast with good ports, rich pastures, forests

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What was the economy and occupations of Rhode Island?

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Farming, lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, trade

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What was the government of Rhode Island?

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Self-governing

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