Section 3 Flashcards
Lord Baltimore
Cecil Calvert finished his fathers dream of making a colony where Catholics could practice freely. His father had a land and Cecil carried out the making of the colony
Mason Dixon line
Boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Divided middle colonies from southern colonies
Act of toleration
Provided religious freedom to Christians
Bacons rebellion
Nathaniel bacon led angry women and men from the frontier and raided Native American villages. Then he led them to Jamestown and burned the Capitol
James Oglethorpe
Founded Georgia in 1732
Mary musgrove
Helped Oglethorpe. Daughter of creek Indian mom and English father she helped Georgia evolve in peace.
Tidewater
Area along rivers and creeks of coastal plain where the land was rich for farming
Indigo
A plant used to make valuable blue dye
Debtor
People who borrowed money and cannot pay back
Buffer
A land located between to larger lands that reduces the possibility of conflict between them
Plantation
Large estate farmed by many workers
Slave code
Colonists passed these laws that set up rules for slaves and denied them basic rights
Racism
The belief that one race is superior or inferior to the others