New England Colonies-Southern Colonies-middle colonies Flashcards
George Calvert was also known as who
The first Lord Baltimore
The Maryland become a proprietary colony
1634
George Calvert First converted to which religion
Catholicism
What is George Calvert son’s name
Cecilius calvert
The first settlement in Maryland
St. Mary’s
Who is Maryland named after
Charles wife
What does the assembly in St. Mary’s become
A bicameral legislature
When did the act of toleration begin
1649
What was the act of toleration
Written statement of religious freedom
What crop did Maryland grow
Tobacco
What type of colony were the carolinas
Proprietary colony
Where did the Carolina land come from
8 proprietors in 1663
Name three of the eight proprietors that granted the land of the carolinas
Sir John calleton
Governor William Berkley
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper
Which grew faster South Carolina or North Carolina
South Carolina
What was the first town in the carolinas? Who set it up?
Bath The hugonauts(Calvinists)
Which of the carolinas grew tobacco
North Carolina
When was the town of bath set up
1704
Who surveyed the boundary between North Carolina and Virginia
William Byrd
Why did ships come to the southern portion of the carolinas? Where did they land?
They landed in Barbados to pick up slaves
What town was created in 1670 in South Carolina
Charles town
When and where was Charles town moved to
Moved to the mouth of the Ashley and cooper rivers in 1680
What was Charles town renamed as
Charleston
Who authored the fundamental constitutions of the carolinas
Ashley cooper and John loche
Who was the first political scientist in the carolinas
John loche
Three things in the fundamental constitution
Authorization of an army
Religious toleration
Head rights
What were head rights
The southern version of patroonships
When did both carolinas become Royal colonies
18 century
What was indigo
Blue dye used to manufacture clothing
What crop was made in South Carolina
Rice and lumber
What was the last British colony established
Georgia
When was Georgia established
1732
Who got the charter of land for Georgia
James Oglethorpe
When did Georgia become a royal colony
1753
What was the first town in Georgia? When was it established?
Savannah in 1733
What two reasons was Georgia established
It was used to border the Spanish in Florida
Experiment for debtors and minor criminals
What three crops did Georgia produce
Lumber, rice, indigo
What woman was important for making indigo
Eliza Lucas Prickney
What crop quickly used up the soil in the southern colonies
Tobacco
What would be the majority race in South Carolina in the mid 18 century
Black
The New York land was granted to Charles the 2 brother. What was his name
James duke of York
Who inhabited New York before the British
The Dutch
What did the Dutch call New York
New Netherlands
Who oversaw the Dutch
Peter Stuyvesant
What did the duke of York do to take over new Netherlands
Raised an army but stayed in England
Did the English and Dutch fight for New York
No
How many wars were fought between the English and the Dutch
Three
What were new Amsterdam and fort orange named by the British
New York City
Albany
When did the Dutch briefly reoccupy New York
1673-1674
Two Dutch families that would hold three future presidents
Van burden
Roosevelt
Who did Charles II grant the land Pennsylvania to
Sir admiral William Penn
Who insisted on naming the Pennsylvania colony after sir admiral William Penn
Charles II
When was William Penn born
October 14,1644
Who granted the Massachusetts bay colony
Charles 1
When did settlers come to Massachusetts bay
1630
Who came to Massachusetts bay first and why did they come
11 ships carried 1000+ settlers to escape the 30 years war
Which Puritan lawyer was part of the Massachusetts bay colony
John Winthrop
Why did the pilgrims and puritans come to the new world
Practice faith without interruption
System of government by the founders of Massachusetts bay
The general court
How many freemen were on the general court? What did you have to be?
130 church members
What three jobs did the general court have
Approve blue laws
Vote for governor
Deputy governor
What did the general court talk about at town meetings
Things they were not happy about
Who founded Rhode Island
Roger Williams
What did roger Williams believe should be separated
Church and state
Letting the church mind the church and the government mind the government
Civil jurisdiction
What was the official name of Rhode Island
Rhode Island and providence plantation
What made roger Williams different from other colonial founders
He believed that the land belonged to Native Americans
What was a seeker
Sought the ultimate truth and did not accept one denomination
Who became the first seeker
Roger Williams
When was the town Newport founded
1639
When was the town Warwick founded
1640
When was the town Portsmouth founded
1638
Why did roger Williams go back to England in 1643-1644
To get a charter for the Rhode Island land
How many charters did roger Williams get for Rhode Island
2
Woman who was banished from Massachusetts bay and went to Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson
Why was Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts bay
Heresy that grace is more important than good works
When was Anne Hutchinson and her family murdered
1645
Who founded Connecticut
Rev. Theophilus eaton and john Davenport
What were the body of rules in Connecticut and when were they created
Fundamental orders in 1639
What did the fundamental orders state
All men could vote
15 towns had been established in Connecticut by what year
1662
From 1662-1665 which colony was absorbed into Connecticut
New haven
Who established New Hampshire and when
John wheelwright 1639
When was Exeter compact created
1639
In 1641 New Hampshire fell under the jurisdiction of which colony
Massachusetts bay
What did New Hampshire become in 1679
Royal colony
What were the two means of livelihood in New England
Fishing and farming
Where is the best place to get an education
Harvard
Pequot war
Pequots killed trader John oldham then John endicott gahered settlers and killed or sold the pequots
What was the New England confederation
Massachusetts bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Hampshire form a protection against native Americans
Where did William penn go to college
Oxford
What were William penn’s two writings that he wrote in college
No cross no crown
The sandy foundation shaken
Why was William penn expelled from Oxford
His writings
What did William penn convert to
The society of friends
Who started the society of friends
George fox
Where did pen go after he was expelled
Paris
A derogatory term for a member of the society of friends
Quaker
Six beliefs for members of the society of friends
No formal ministry and no church Full participation of women Religious toleration Did not take oaths Pacifists The inner light
Who gets Pennsylvania when sir admiral William penn dies
William penn
Where does William penn land when he comes to America
New castle Delaware
What city does penny go to
Philadelphia
What does William penn call Philadelphia
Greene country towne
How did William penn Set up philadelphia
Rectangular grid
When does William penn go back to England
Fall of 1682 until 1684
Who does Penn form a peace treaty with
A a Native American Delaware tribe
What language did William penn learn
The native Delaware language
What did William penn write in regards to government
The frames of government
What was the government that William penn set up like
Bicameral with a proprietor and a governor who could veto
Who was the proprietor of the Pennsylvania government
William penn
What were the two groups in Pennsylvania government
Councilers and the assembly
What were the original numbers of the bicameral government in Pennsylvania? What were they reduced to?
72 councilers reduced to 18
200-500 assembly members reduced to 32
Why did penn go back to England a second time
Boundary dispute with Calvert
When was the boundary dispute settled? Who settled it?
1767 by Charles mason and Jeremiah Dixon
What frame did penn add in 1701
Charter of liberties
When did William penn have a stroke
1712
When did William penn die
1718
What was Delaware known as
Lower counties (part of Pennsylvania)
When was Delaware granted the right to choose their own assembly
1701
Where was the first Delaware assembly met
New castle
How long did Delaware have the same governor as Pennsylvania
The revolution
Who set up New Jersey
Sir George carteret
Sir John Berkley
Who is the first New Jersey governor
Philip carteret
In 1676 what two parts was New Jersey separated into
East and west jersey
In 1674 who did Berkley sell his rights to
Edward byllinge
When does George carteret die
1681
How many proprietors end up in New Jersey
24
What were four well known towns in New Jersey
Elizabethtown
Newark
Perthamboy
Salem
When were east and west jersey United
The beginning of the 18 century
What state did new jersey share a governor with
New York
In 1738 who became the governor of New Jersey
Lewis Morris
What were the three great river systems in the middle colonies
Delaware river
Hudson River
Susquehanna river
What were two famous ports in the middle colonies
New York City
Philadelphia
Who can the middle colonies thank for good relations with native Americans
William penn
What staple crops did the middle colonies have
Wheat,oats, barley, potatoes, livestock
What were five ethnic groups in the middle colonies
Scotch-Irish, English, Dutch, swedes, Germans
What was the largest colonial city
Philadelphia
The first proprietary southern colony
Maryland
First English governor of New York
Richard nicolls
First New England city
Boston
