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13 Colonies Era (Review)

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    Review of key factual information on the colonial era.
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  • What colonial region was known as the "breadbasket"
    Middle Colonies
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  • What group of people in England wanted to "purify" the church of England?
    Puritans
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  • What is an indentured servant?
    People who made an agreement to work for 5-7 years to pay off their trip to North America
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  • What colony was established as a safe place for debtors?
    Georgia
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  • What was the Northwest Passage?
    An all water route to Asia by way of North America that explorers were in search of
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  • What are some of the reasons that European nations explored the new world?
    to expand their empires (glory), search of gold, spread faith (God)
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  • What is the significance of 1607?
    Jamestown was established
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  • Who was Thomas Hooker?
    Founder of Connecticut and author of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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  • What part of the triangular trade was the trade route that brought slaves to America?
    Middle Passage
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  • What colony was established as a refuge for Catholics?
    Maryland
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  • What is subsistence farming?
    Growing crops in small amounts just to feed a family but not for large profit
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  • What is a joint stock company?
    a group of people invest their money in order to make a profit
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  • Which colony was established as a place for Quakers? Who was the founder?
    Pennsylvania; William Penn
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  • What is a Separatist?
    Someone who separated from the Church of England and immigrated to America for religious freedom
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  • What is a charter?
    a document granting permission for settlement
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  • Who was the founder of Maryland?
    Lord Baltimore (Cecil Calvert)
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