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America 1492-1754
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History
11th Grade
09/26/2010

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city on a hill
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John Winthrop, 1630

The Massachusetts Bay Colony would be a city set as an example for God's plan. This being said, Puritans became more like Pilgrims, and soon separated from the ways of the Church of Engliand

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Anne Hutchinson
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A devout Puritan woman, Boston Massachusetts, 1630's (1634) Women gathered to hear her sermons, stressed the "covenant of grace" and the "covenant of works." Sent to court by John Winthrop and excommunicated from the Boston Church. Rebellion led to splintering communities among the Puritans during the 17th century.


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Benjamin Franklin
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One of the most prominent colonial leaders of 18th century New England settlements, Published the Pennsylvaia Gazette in 1728 and Poor Richard's Almanack in 1733 (Preached the likelihood of long-term rewards for tireless labor). The Almanack suggested many Pennsylvanians were becoming more money-minded and secular.
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Cash Crops in Middle Colonies
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Wheat, barley, rye, corn
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Cash crops in Southern Colonies
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Tobacco, indigo, cotton
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Cavaliers
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associated with the Royalist supporters of King Charles I in his struggle with Parliament in the English Civil War (1642-1649)
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Collected latest information about sailing techniques and geography, supported new crusades against the Muslims until his death in 1460. Sponsored expeditions of discovery in the Atlantic Ocean, down the western coast of Africa.
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Founding of Jamestown
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1607, English colonists, John Smith, Pocahontas, John Rolfe
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House of Burgesses
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