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Colonies Study Guide
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History
5th Grade
12/02/2008

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Jamestown
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first PERMANENT English colony
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Roanoke
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Lost colony. was the first English colony, but it did not last
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Plymouth
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settled for religious freedom
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William Penn
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founded the colony of Pennsylvania
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James Oglethorpe
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started the colony of Georgia for debtors (people who owed money to the King, but couldn't pay it)
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Pilgrims
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people who go on religious journeys. they settled Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Quakers
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believed in living in peace. did not believe in fighting or slavery (William Penn was a Quaker)
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indentured servants
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people who agree (by signing a contract) to work for someone for 5-7 years to repay the money spent on a ticket to come to the New World
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slave
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were considered the property of their owner and worked for them for life. they had no choice in coming to the New World
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Puritans
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religious group that settled in the New England area; they were strict and did not accept other religions
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House of Burgesses
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first governing body in the colonies
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City of Brotherly Love
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nickname for Philadelphia
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Triangular Trade Route
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