History Chapter 2 Quizlet

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Roger Williams: Strength- religious freedom Weakness- pay Indians Puritans: Strength- purify church Weakness- church government

The Puritans and Roger Williams had very different ideas about liberty and the role of government. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Puritan view? What are the strengths and weaknesses of Williams's view?

How did English colonists differ from Spanish or French colonists?

The Spanish and French restricted those who could go to their New World colonies. The Spanish sent mainly noblemen, soldiers, slaves, and priests to their colonies, while the French permitted only Catholics to go to New France. In contrast, England allowed almost anyone who wanted to leave to go to its North American colonies. This opened up the New World to Englishmen who had varied rea- sons for starting a life in that new land.

Plymouth

They named it __________, after the port in England from which they had sailed

What kind of organizations funded the colonies?

Joint-stock companies

Cecilius Calvert

King Charles 1 gave Maryland to ________'s father to create a safe place for Catholics.

1) church and state should be separate 2) government should not force a religion 3) Indians owned all land Providence

List Roger Williams's three criticisms of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What colony was formed as a result of his belief, and what was its first settlement?

Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire

List the four New England colonies that eventually became states.

1) no hard liquor 2) no salves

List two ways Oglethorpe wanted Georgia to be different from the other colonies.

List three of the six reasons that English colonists came to America.

Looking for adventure, religious freedom, political freedom, personal profit, compete with Spain, own land, shortage of jobs

James Oglethorpe

Did not think it was fair that if you owed money you were thrown in prison and could not work to pay it off. Thought they should go to Georgia to work. His idea didn't really work. No slavery and no rum!

Pilgrims

A group of people who went to the Netherlands then decided they needed to move to the New World because they didn't want their children to learn the Dutch religion me language

Indigo

A second cash crop, other than rice, for South Carolina

Yes

Are fruit snacks dessert?

Name the three types of colonies.

Charter colonies, proprietary colonies, Royal colonies

Charter colonies

Colonies formed with a charter

Proprietary colonies

Colonies that had been given to individuals or groups by the king

Royal Colonies

Colonies the king took direct control of

Charter

Contained the rules governing where the colony would be located and how it would be administered

Seperatists

Decided to separate he,selves from the church to hold their own religious services. Went to the Netherlands, then decided to move to the New World. We're later known as Pilgrims.

William Penn

Established Pennslyvania

Henry Hudson

Explored for England and the Netherlands. Discovered the Hudson river

Fundamental orders of connecticut

First written constitution in America

Buffer zone and for prisoners who owed debt to be able to work. James Oglethorpe

For what two reasons was the colony of Georgia founded? Who founded it?

Peter Minuit

Governor of Manhattan

Act of tolerance

Guaranteed religious freedom to all those who believed in the trinity in Maryland

Squanto taught them

How did the Pilgrims learn how to grow corn and squash?

The Puritans wanted to purify the Anglican Church. The separatists wanted to start a brand new church.

How did the Puritans and the Separatists differ?

English- religious freedom Dutch- for gold and fur

How were the Dutch and the English different in the reasons they colonized?

The Dutch settled the middle colonies, but the English settled New England.

How were the people that settled the middle colonies different from those in New England?

Squanto

Indian who spoke good English; taught Pilgrims how to plant food

Joint-stock companies

Many people contributed smaller amounts of money so the risk went down but the overall money went up

John Winthrop

Massachusetts Bay Company first governor

Sir George Carteret and Lord Hohn Berkeley

Name the two men to whom New Jersey was given.

Tobacco, rice, indigo

Name two of the three crops important in the Carolinas.

William Bradford

Plymouth governor who called for celebration (Thanksgiving)

Quakers

Religious group that was unpopular

New Sweden

Settlement in Delaware

Massachusetts Bay Company

Several Puritan leaders decided it was time to begin an experiment in the New World. They formed the _________ to establish a colony in America

Freemen

Stockholders

Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley

The Duke of York gave the southern portion of his new territory to two of his friends:

Patroons

The Dutch promised large grants of land to anyone who could bring fifty settlers to the New World. Those who received these large grants were called?

Duke of York

The Kings brother; James

List three hazards faced by the early colonists.

Voyage to America, starving, not having shelter

Puritans

Wanted to PURIFY the church from some of the Roman Catholic traditions; came to America for religious freedom

Roger Williams

Was a Puritan but disagreed with some Puritan beliefs. Established Rhode Island.

Thomas hooker

Was a pastor in Massachusetts but received permission to move and set up the first colony in Connecticut

Mercantilism

Wealth was measured by the amount of gold or silver you had

Williamsburg

What city became the center of government in Virginia after Jamestown?

New York

What colony's control passed from the Swedish to the Dutch to the English?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

What plan of government is considered the first written constitution drawn up in America?

New Netherland

What the Dutch initially called New York

North and South Carolinas

What two colonies were originally joined under eight English proprietors?

Act of tolerance

What was the first written law of religious freedom in the colonies?

Religious freedom

What was the main reason for the founding of the New England colonies?

Charlestown

Which city became an important commercial center in the Carolinas?

Delaware

Which colony was originally part of Pennsylvania and was known as New Sweden?

Tobacco

Which crop often served as money for payment of taxes and wages in Virginia?

Henry Hudson

Which explorer gave the Netherlands claim to the colony of New York?

Proprietary Colony Royal Colony

Which type of colony was given to individuals? Which type was held by the king?

Stockholders

Who had the power to govern in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Puritans

Who had the right to vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Peter Minuit Duke of York

Who was the first governor of New Netherland? Which Englishman received the colony after the English took it?

Cecilius Calvert/ St. Mary's

Who was the proprietor of Maryland? What was the first settlement?

It was by a good river (Hudson River) John Cabot

Why did England want New Netherland? What nobleman was responsible for taking it?

He owed money to his father. Quakers

Why did King Charles II give the territory of Pennsylvania to William Penn? What religious group did Penn hope to protect?

The Anglican Church reminded them too much of the Roman Catholic Church

Why did many Englishmen oppose the Anglican Church and decide to leave the country?

They needed to have rules. It was the first self governing document

Why did the Pilgrims believe it necessary to write the Mayflower Compact? What is the significance of the document?

They didn't want their children to learn the Dutch language. They thought the Dutch had lower moral standards than them. They were threatened by all the other religions around them.

Why did the Separatists living in the Netherlands believe they should move to the New World?

The Catholics did not want the Protestants to take over and persecute them.

Why did the people of Maryland believe they needed a written law of religious freedom?

That's where the first constitution was. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Why is Connecticut called the "Constitution State"?

Philadelphia means city of brotherly love. This was true because they were friends with the Indians and bought the land from them.

Why was "Philadelphia" a good name for the capital of Penn's new colony?

What benefits did a joint-stock company offer to potential investors in a colony?

You can put in less money so that if the colony does not succeed you do not lose as much as if you were investing by yourself

Mayflower Compact

this document was the first to provide for self-government in the New World


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