Starr Points 2 Flashcards
Established Maryland as a colony where Catholics could worship freely
Lord Baltimore
Puritan minister banished from MA, founded Rhode Island with and Hutchison
Roger Williams
Established Georgia as a colony for debtors.
James Oglethorpe
Founded Pennsylvania as a colony where Quakers could worship freely he supported freedom of religion and welcomed immigrants
William pen
New York newspaper editor in the 1730s arrested for accusing the governor of corruption, acquitted with his attorney proved he was right, help establish the idea of freedom of press
John peters zinger
MA, CT, RI, NH, cold Climate and rocky soil lead to an economy based on small farms, trade, and merchants
New England colonies
PA, DE, NJ, NY, Rich soil thick forests and diverse economy led to settlement by people from many different religious and ethnic backgrounds
Mid middle Atlantic colonies
Warm climate flat rich soil lead to an economy based on cash crops grown on large plantations using slave labor
Southern colonies
VA, NC, SC, GA, MD.