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Keith and Phillips Unit 1
New England Colonies
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Social Studies
8th Grade
08/21/2019

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Powhatan people
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the group of Native Americans who interacted with the settlers at Jamestown
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Jamestown
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the first permanent English colony
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Mother country
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Colonies were set up to strengthen the economy of (or make money for) the _______________.
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Religious freedom
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The freedom to practice the religion of your choice.
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Mother country
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Colonies were set up to strengthen the economy of (or make money for) the _______________.
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Cash crop
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a crop grown not for use by the farmer, but to be sold to make money
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Mayflower Compact
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an agreement signed by the Pilgrims that stated that Plymouth Colony would be ruled by the people who lived there
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Squanto
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a Native American who helped European settlers learn how to grow and hunt for food
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Puritans
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The group of strict religious people who settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony were called ______________.
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Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams
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Two people who were banished from the Puritan colony of Massachusetts Bay for dissenting.
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Dissent
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disagree, express a different opinion
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Theocracy
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a system of government where religious leaders are also political leaders
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Thomas Hooker
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founded the colony of Connecticut after dissenting from the Puritans
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Roger Williams
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founded the colony of Rhode Island after dissenting from the Puritans
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Separatists
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colonists who left England because they no longer wanted to be a part of the Church of England
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Separation of church and state
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a societal structure where religion is separate from government
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