Sect 3 and 4 Flashcards

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James II

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Brother of Charles II 
2nd son of monarch
Duke of York 
Gets New Amsterdam
Calls it New York
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New York

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King Charles II gives the colony to his brother the Duke of York
Proprietary colony-owner/proprietor owned all the land and controlled the govt.
The Duke promised freedom of religion
Finally allowed to elect a government

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New Netherlands

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Settlements along Hudson River

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Patroons

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Rich land owners in New Amsterdam

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Henry Hudson

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First Dutch in Americas-looking for NW passage

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Peter Minuit

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Dutch-Purchased land from Manhats and established New Amsterdam

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Peter Stuyvesant

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Governer of New Amsterdam-lots hated him-English come into New Amsterdam and he surrenders immediately.

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Restoration

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Monarchy (Charles II) is restored

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New Jersey

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Berkeley and Cateret were given a present from James II-Southern part of New York-Names it New Jersey after island where Cataret was born-free land-religious freedom-jury decides your fate-representative gov. No Nateral harbor so they sell it. Becomes a royal colony-King and queen rules it

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Pennsylvania

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William Penn-Charles II was in debt to him and his debt was repayed with land (Pennsylvania) instead of money-Penn is pumped because Pennsylvania is as big as England-Quakers

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Quakers

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Individual relationship with God (don’t need the church)
Inner light (guide to salvation)
Passive(refuse to use force)-Pacifists
bow to no one
Everyone is equal
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Delaware

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Because Pennsylvania got too big

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How did William Penn get people to come to Pennsylvania?

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He advertised! He put the word out saying that his colony has freedom of religion and it’s the coolest and everyone can come

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Philadelphia

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City of brotherly love
“Holy experiment”-allow Quakers to come
1st town planner-William Penn
Penn says that “Land owned by the Natives (colonist need to pay for it)”

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Indentured servants

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To pay for their passage to America, they agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time

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Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)

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Established Maryland-Virgin Mary or Henrietta Maria (English queen)
Wanted a place for Catholics
Wanted a fortune
Charles I gave him a proprietary colony
Died
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Cecilius Calvert

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Inherited Maryland after his dad (George Calvert) died
Never settled there, only his two brothers
Brothers sailed up the Potomac River

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Baltimore

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Maryland’s port

Largest settlement

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Mason-Dixon Line

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The dividing line between Maryland and Pennsylvania

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Act of Toleration

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To protect Catholics, Baltimore gave

people religious freedom

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Nathaniel Bacon

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Rebel in Virginia
Went to fight Native Americans against Berkeley’s will
Sudden death kept him from taking charge of Virginia

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Charles Town

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8 proprietors sent to the Carolinas
Selling and renting land
Settlers arrive and establish Charles Town
Later called Charleston

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Eliza Lucas

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Developed indigo-used to dye textiles

Important Carolina crop

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Georgia

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James Oglethorpe received a charter to create a colony where English
debtors (those who are unable to pay their debt) and poor people could
make a fresh start.
Protection from Spain

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Constitution

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Plan of government