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History test 2
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7th Grade
09/15/2009

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immigrants
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people who come to a new country after leaving the land of their birth.
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head right
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gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to Virginia.
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endentured servants
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agreed to work in exchange for passage to America
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puritans
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Protestant group that wanted to reform the churhc of England.
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separatists
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Protestant groups that cut all ties with the Church of England and developed their own church..
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propieter
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owners of a colony who controlled the government.
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covenant
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a sacred agreement made with God.
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Mayflower compact
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one of the first attempts at self-government in the English colonies.
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quaker
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Protestant group that believed that all people have an inner goodness.
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William Penn
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Quaker leader who established a colony
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The Bible
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Puritan leader agreed that it was the most reliable source of authority.
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Thanksgiving
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Wamponoag Indians and Plymouth colonists shared and celebrated in the first harvest.
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The Toleration Act of 1649
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One of the first efforts in the colonies to guarantee religious freedom for Christians.
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New York
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the Dutch colony of New Netherlands was known as the English colony of....
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Pennsylvania
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Name of the colony which grew rapidly because William Penn promised religious freedom for all Christian.
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