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Colonial America
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6th Grade
11/14/2009

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debtor's prison in England
Definition
Georgia was settled by people who had been in _______________________.
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Jamestown
Definition
An economic venture led by the Virginia Company.
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Craftsman
Definition
Another name for an artisan
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Molly Bannaky
Definition
Benjamin Banneker's grandmother.
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New England
Definition
Boston Harbor was important to this colonial region
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Southern Colonies
Definition
Colonial region that produced a lot of indigo, rice, and tobacco
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Middle Colonies
Definition
Colonial region that was characterized by diverse people from many countries with many religions
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Southern Colonies
Definition
Colonial region with few big cities and schools.
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Middle Colonies
Definition
Colonial region with lots of grain and livestock traded in Market Towns
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White, male, land owners.
Definition
In general, who could vote in the colonies?
Term
Five to seven years
Definition
Indentured servants served for how long?
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Fishing and shipbuilding
Definition
New England had timber and access to the coast which led the colonists to make money from these industries (2)?
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Town Meetings (often in the Church on the "Town Common")
Definition
New England's government business took place at ________________________?
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slave
Definition
Owned as property for life
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Quakers
Definition
Pennsylvania was settled by the ________.
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Separatists (much later also known as the Pilgrims)
Definition
Plymouth was settled by the ???
Term
What are some of the basic principals of our government?
Definition
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
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Plymouth Colony
Definition
Settled by Separatists from the Church of England. Trying to avoid religious persecution.
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Pennsylvania
Definition
Settled by William Penn so the Quakers could practice their religion freely.
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Georgia
Definition
Settled by prisoners in debt who were looking for economic freedom.
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Roanoke Island
Definition
The Lost Colony- An economic venture by England
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Southern Colonial Region
Definition
What colonial region is Virginia in?
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New England Colonies
Definition
What colonial region is known for its jagged coastline, moderate summers, cold winters, shipbuilding, and town meetings?
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Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth
Definition
What two early New England settlements wanted to avoid religious persecution?
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New England Colonies
Definition
Which colonial region has moderate summers with COLD winters
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Southern Colonial Region
Definition
Which colonial region includes Georgia, and South Carolina?
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New England
Definition
Which colonial region includes Massachusettes, New Hampshire,Rhode Island and Connecticut?
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The Middle Colonies
Definition
Which colonial region includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware?
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South
Definition
Which colonial region is known for its good harbors, humid climate, large farms/plantations, cash crops, slavery, indentured servants, Church of England, and counties?
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Middle Colonies
Definition
Which colonial region is known for its rich farmlands, moderate climate, livestock and grain, trading, diverse religions and market towns?
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Family members
Definition
Worked on small farms.
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