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13 Colonies
Weeks 8, 9, 10 SS Weekly
30
Social Studies
5th Grade
02/12/2012

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Term
People who moved for religious reasons were called
Definition
Pilgrim
Term
Against people who think differently
Definition
intolerant
Term
The right to worship in your own way is the freedom of ...
Definition
Religion
Term
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
Definition

1.  Share in leadership

2.  Follow the same rules

3.  Have equal opportunity to make the laws

Term
Samoset and Squanto were who?
Definition
Two English-speaking American Indians who helped pilgrims survive
Term
Massachusetts Bay Colony was started by who?
Definition
The Puritans
Term
What colony did Roger Williams start?
Definition
Rhode Island
Term
Anne Hutchinson is known as a woman who did what?
Definition
She befriended women and believed women should be able to study the Bible.
Term
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut also known as?
Definition
The second constitution written in American
Term
Who settled New Hampshire?
Definition
fishermen
Term
Who started Connecticut?
Definition
Rev. Thomas Hooker
Term
Although he wasn't a Pilgrim, this man helped govern, train the militia, and settle Plymouth
Definition
Miles Standish
Term
If I am a person who is forced away from a group I am also known as an what?
Definition
Outcast
Term
A person who is persecuted is being what?
Definition
mistreated
Term
Henry Hudson and the Dutch were looking for what?
Definition
the Northwest Passage
Term
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania are all part of what category of colonies?
Definition
Middle Colonies
Term
Who settled Pennsylvania?
Definition
The Quakers
Term
The Duke of York gave what territory to his two friends?
Definition
New Jersey
Term
Why was Peter Stuyvesant sent to New Netherland?
Definition
To organize it and get rid of crime
Term
Why did William Penn receive Pennsylvania from the king?
Definition
Because the king owed money to William Penn
Term
A ruling landlord is also known as what?
Definition
A Proprietor
Term
The triangular trade was a business that made money with what three things?
Definition

1.  Selling rum for slaves in Africa

2.  Selling Slaves in the West Indies for sugar

3. Selling sugar in the colonies for rum

Term
In which colony did settlers have to give back most of their crops for seven years?
Definition
Virginia
Term
What colonies are part of the Southern Colonies?
Definition
Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia
Term
What is one of the main reasons people came to America?
Definition

1.  Own Land

2.  Religious Freedom

 

Term
What colony was made as a refuge for Catholics?
Definition
Maryland
Term
Why were the Carolinas started?
Definition
To make money
Term
What is Phyllis Wheatley known for?
Definition
Being a famous African American slave that was educated and wrote poetry.
Term
Why did James Oglethorpe want Georgia to be started?
Definition
For debtors that owed others money
Term
The colony whose name was changed to New York after its capture was what?
Definition
New Netherlands
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