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the middle colonies
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01/22/2012

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King Charles II
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He wanted to control the Atlantic coast of North America for its rich resources.
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Peter Stuyvesant
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this man was Dutch and a govern sent to expand the New Netherlands and bring profits and order to the people. He conquered the land of New Sweden but needed more colonists. He tried to fight the English but could not get the people to fight.
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James Duke of York
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brother of King Charles II that was given lands between Delaware River and Maine including the New Netherlands. He made the Dutch surrender their lands without a shot fired. Split the land into New York and New Jersey.
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the middle colonies
Definition
New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania
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New Netherlands
Definition
the lands that the Dutch controlled.
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New Amsterdam
Definition
Owned by James, Duke of York, and renamed it New York City
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New Jersey
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formally part of New Netherlands split by James Duke of York into New York and _____. settled by the Quakers.
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Quakers
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New settlers in New Jersey members of a religious group the Society of Friends. They believed all people were equal. They would not fight wars or swear loyalty to a king. Thousands were forced to leave England.
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Proprietor
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owner
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Pennsylvania
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owned by an English Quaker named William Penn. It's name means "Penn's" woods. He set up a government for peace with a General Assembly.
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William Penn
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Quaker owner of Pennsylvania that set upa government for peace with a General Assembly. Was later given lands that are now Delaware.
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Delaware
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was given to William Penn by the Duke of York in 1682.
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trail by jury
Definition
a group of citizens decides if a person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime.
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justice
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fairness
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Tamanend
Definition
leader of the Lenni Lenape that made peace with William Penn. William Penn paid him for the land he was given by King Charles II. Agreed to live in peace with the colonists.
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diversity
Definition
a mix of people groups
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immigrant
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a person who comes into a country to make a new life.
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religious toleration
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acceptance of religious differences.
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militia
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volunteer army
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artisans
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craft workers, many came to the colonies as indentured servants.
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apprentice
Definition
a person who lives and works with an artisan to learn a skill
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The Great Awakening
Definition
a religious movement that renewed many peoples' interest in religion and changed the way they practiced religion.
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George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards
Definition
ministers that preached on having a direct relationship with God and would travel long distances to give emotional speeches to people they had never met.
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Benjamin Franklin
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a famous Philadelphian that worked as a printer, writer, scientist, and inventor and helped improve the city with a hospital and firefighting company. He set up a militia and founded Pennsylvania's first college and first public library.
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Philadelphia
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owned by William Penn and considered one of Philadelphia's most important town. Soon became the largest English colony at this time.
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