Chapter 3 American History
means "Charles's land"
Carolina
Document that granted the Pennsylvania colonists the right to elect representatives to the legislative assembly
Charter of Liberties
Charles II's brother
Duke of York
What two countries are considered the great rivals of the colonial period?
France and Great Britian
Quebec was founded by the
French
This colony Britian originally settled as a military barrier
Georgia
Why did Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, want to establish a colony in the Americas?
It was a safe place for his fellow Catholics who were being persecuted in England.
Where and why was the Mason-Dixon line established?
It was between Maryland and Pennsylvania. It was created to stop a border argument.
Who founded the colony of Georgia and why?
James Ogletharpe, so he could create a colony where English debtors and poor people could have a fresh start.
The Franciscan monk who worked for the rights of Native Americans was
Junipero Serra
a French fur trader and explorer
Louis Joliet
This colony was established as a safe place for Catholics
Maryland
led a rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon
Southernmost part of Pennsylvania was once called
New Amsterdam
colony of New Netherland
New Amsterdam
What was named after an island in the English Channel?
New Jersey
What was once a Dutch colony?
New York City
"city of brotherly love"
Philadelphia
Society of Friends
Quakers
Explain why the French settlement of North America was slower than the English colonies.
They were trying to find fish and furs and not worried about colonizing.
Why was so much slave labor needed in the Carolinas?
To grow rice
America's first town planner was
William Penn
constiution
a formal plan of government
How did William Penn earn the respect of Native Americans?
by buying the land
proprietary colony
colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted.
plan of government
constitution
Why was the colony of Georgia established?
debtors and poor people and a barrier between Florida colonies
tenant farmer
farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops
Carolina's "blue gold" was
indigo
Why did Sir Calvert want to establish a colony in America?
it was a safe place for Catholics
indentured servant
laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time for passage to America.
patroon
landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled like a king over large areas of land
religious settlements
missions
wealthy landwoners
patroons
debtor
person or country that owes money
pacifist
person who opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes
mission
religious settlement
What are missions?
religious settlements
