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What city did William Penn establish as the capital of Pennsylvania and what does it mean?

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Philadelphia
“City of brotherly love”

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What religion was practiced in Pennyslvania?

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None
Various faiths

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Who was the King of England during the period that Pennsylvania was established?

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King Charles II

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What two reasons did the King have for granting the right for Penn to establish a colony in the Americas?

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He could repay a large debt he owed to Penn’s father, Admiral Penn
He could get rid of William, who was a pain

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William Penn was a member of the ____. What was another name for this group?

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The Quakers
“The Society of Friends”

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What did the Quakers believe in and refuse to do?

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A simple lifestyle and treating everyone fairly
They did not pay taxes to the Church of England, fight in wars, and refused to bow to the King

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What did the King do to Penn in attempt for him to stop preaching his beliefs? Did it work?

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He jailed Penn
Penn continued to preach even after being released

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What was the main reason Penn established a colony in America?

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The Quakers were unwelcome in England and he wanted to be able to practice their own BELIEFS

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Where did the King grant Penn the land for his colony?

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In between the Puritan colonies of New England and the Anglican colonies in the South

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What law drew people to Pennsylvania?

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The Great Law of 1682, that promised that people of all faiths would be treated equally

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“Poor people (both men and women) of all kinds, can get here ___ times the Wages for their labor than they can in ___ or ___

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3
England
Whales

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12
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Pennsylvania was the first ___ in America

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Democracy

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Who were the settlers in Pennsylvania?

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The Quakers and other Europeans seeking freedom and equality

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What was the climate in Pennsylvania?

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Cold winters; hot, humid summers

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What was the geography of Pennsylvania?

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Rolling hills, trees, and fertile soil

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Occupations?

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Farming (crops and livestock), merchants and tradesmen, lumbering, and ship building

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What was the religion and government of Pennsylvania?

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Various faiths and self governing

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18
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The founding of Maryland was a ____

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Family enterprise

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Who was the founder of Maryland?

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Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)

20
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What faith did Sir George Calvert practice?

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He was a Roman Catholic

21
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Why were Catholics treated poorly at the time in England?

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Because the Anglican Church was protestant and not Roman Catholic like before

22
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Calvert wanted to start a colony that was ___

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Founded on religious freedom where there would be good and prosperous life for those willing to take the risk

23
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As a businessman, Calvert also hoped that…

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The colony would make his family more Sinwealthy

24
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Since Calvert died while bargaining with the King…

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The new king, King Charles I, granted a charter to Calvert’s son, Cecil (the new Lord Baltimore)

25
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What and who did the charter to Cecil give complete control over?

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The charter gave the Calverts complete control of the colony, which was called Maryland.

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Armed with these powers, Cecil named his ___, ___ the governor of Maryland.

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Brother, Leonard

27
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To make money for the colony, Cecil needed to attract ____ and ____

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Catholics and protestants

28
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Where did Leonard and his followers build St. Mary’s City?

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On a high, dry bluff

29
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From whom did Leonard purchase his land for St. Mary’s City from?

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The Yaocomico tribe

30
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Leonard ___ to let Maryland elect an assembly

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agreed

31
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What was the Act Concerning Religion?
Who created it
Who did it apply to
Who did it not apply to

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It was to protect Catholics rights as they would always be outnumbered
It was America’s first law that guaranteed religious liberty
It only applied to Christians, not Atheists or Jews

32
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What was Sir George Calvert’s dream for Maryland?

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That Catholics would worship freely and took part in government alongside of Protestants

33
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Despite Calvert’s efforts, Protestants and Catholics…

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Waged a tug of war for over a century

34
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During the rocky Catholic and Protestant period, the founding family of Maryland…

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Lost and regained power multiple times

35
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Who were the settlers of Maryland?

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Catholics and Protestants seeking religious and political freedom

36
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What was the climate of Maryland?

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Cold, rainy winters; hot, humid summers

37
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What was the geography of Maryland?

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Low, fertile land surrounding Chesapeake Bay

38
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Economy/occupations of Maryland?

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farming and ranching, lumbering, shipping, fishing, iron mining

39
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What was the religion and government of Maryland?

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Various faiths, mainly Catholic
Self-governing

40
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Pennsylvania was a ___ colony?

A

Breadbasket

41
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What else did the Quakers believe?

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No slavery,
Everyone has a link with God
All people are equal in Gods eyes

42
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Puritans prayed to the ___ while the Quakers prayed directly to ___. The Puritans thought this was ___.

A

Priests
God
Weird

43
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William Penn (Quakers) believed that people do not need ___ as everyone has a direct ___ with ___.

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Ministers
Connection
God

44
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There was no Slavery in this colony

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Pennsylvania

45
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In this colony, the Catholics had the benifits

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Maryland

46
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What was the Maryland Toleration Act (Act Concerning Religion)

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All christians could participate could participate in Church

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