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Middle And Southern Colonies Flashcards

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What was the political life of New York

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The king appointed governor

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What was the religion of New York

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Mixed religions

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What was the geography him like in the middle colonies

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There were cold winters and hot summers the round was the ground is rocky with soil was good for farming

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What was the economy like in the middle college

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Some farming people also raise livestock and sold beef pork and butter to other nations and colonies also manufacturing making a way to make a living nickname the breadbasket colonies

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Who is the founder of Pennsylvania

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William pen

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What were the reasons that Pennsylvania was founded

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A place to practice religion anyway they choose

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What was the political of Pennsylvania

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They had lots of self government they had a general assembly with elective representatives

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What was the religion like in Pennsylvania

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There were Quakers and many Protestants

There were Jewish people and Catholics

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Describe the economic theory of mercantilism

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The colonies exist to benefit England

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What was the purpose of the navigation acts passed by the English Parliament

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To ensure a great Britain benefits from the colonial trade

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Identify three specific laws passed under the navigation acts

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  1. Ships from other nations must go to England
  2. Certain goods could only be sense to England for example tobacco or sugar
  3. They only allowed British built goods or ships
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How did many colonists react to the navigation acts and where the always follow

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They resented the navigation acts and traded illegally

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How did some colonist benefit from the acts

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They had a market for their goods

It helps the Colonial shipbuilders

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List items that were shipped to Africa in exchange for slave

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Rum and Iron

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Where were African slaves shipped first

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Barbados

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Where are some of the slaves shipped next

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The English Colonies

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What were slaves used to grow in the West Indies

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Sugar Cane and Tobacco

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Who were these trade routes benefiting the most

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England

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From the English point of view why do they feel they were right past the navigation acts

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Because they got paid to set up the colonies
They ruled the colony
Did colonists had no vote in passing laws

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What are the Southern Colonies

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Viginia Marilyn Georgia North and South Carolina

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Why was Virginia founded

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It was a way to trade raw materials to other countries

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What was the political life of Virginia

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House of Burgesses

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What was the religion of Virginia

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Church of England

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What was the reason that Maryland was founded

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Religious and political freedom for Catholics

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What was the political life for Maryland

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They had a representative self governed

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What was Maryland’s religion

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Mostly Catholic they had religious freedom for others

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What was the name of the founder of Georgia

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James Edward Ogethorpe

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Why was Georgia founded

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I’m to refuge for poor debtors

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What was the political life of Georgia

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There was a governor that was appointed by the king ruled over the elected representative

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What was the religion of Georgia

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Religious freedom

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What were the reasons the North and South Carolina were founded

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To invest and make money

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What was the political life of North and South Carolina

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Fundamental constitution in Carolina laws dictated by England’s government

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What was the religion of North and South Carolina

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Religious Freedom

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What was the geography of fruit the southern colonies

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Hot summers and long farming seasons with mild winters

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What was the economy in the southern colonies

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Cash crops that were tobacco rice and cotton

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Why was New York founded

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The British took over new Amsterdam for the Dutch in 1664 and re named new York

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