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Unit 2
Unit 2 for 7th grade History
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History
7th Grade
09/25/2011

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List the New England Colonies..
Definition
  1. Maine
  2. Conneticut
  3. Massachutess
  4. New Hampishere
  5. Rhode Island
Term
Who were the Puritans?
Definition

They wanted to purify the church of England.They did'nt like the organ music,decorated church,nor special clothes for priests.

Term

Who found Conneticut & why?


  1. Thomas Hooker
  2. John Withdrop
  3. Anne Hutcison
Definition

1. Thomas Hooker

 

He founded Con. because he felt like Massachutess had too much governer power.

Term

Who founded Rhode Island & why?


  1. Anne Hucthinson
  2. Roger Williams
  3. King Philip
Definition

2. Roger Williams

 

He found Rhode Island because he was sent away from MA.

Term

Who went to court,face charges,found guitly,then moved to Rhode Island?


  1. John Withdrop
  2. William Penn
  3. Anne Hutchison
Definition
3. Anne Hutchison
Term

What was the New England ecomony NOT based on?


  1. Trading
  2. Fishing
  3. Logging
Definition
1. Trading
Term
List the Middle Colonies..
Definition
  • New York
  • New Jersy
  • Deleware
  • Pennsylvania
Term

New Netherland is the old name for what state?


  1. New Jersy
  2. New York
  3. Deleware
Definition
1. New York
Term

Who did the English beat for control of New Netherland?


  1. French
  2. Spanish
  3. Dutch
Definition
3. Dutch
Term
What is a Propietary Colony?
Definition
The king gave land to 1 or more people in return for a yearly payment.
Term
What is a Royal Colony?
Definition
A colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by & responsible to the regioning sovereign of the parent state.
Term

Who founded Pennsylvania & what religion was he?


  1. William Penn/Quaker
  2. Mason Dixon/Christian
  3. George Calvet/Catholic
Definition
1. William Penn/Quaker
Term

How did the Quakers get the NA's land?


  1. Trade
  2. Pay
  3. Forced
Definition
2. Pay
Term
What is a cash crop?
Definition
Crops sold for money at markets.
Term

What were the Middle Colonies known as?


  1. Crops
  2. Meat
  3. Bread
Definition
3. Bread
Term
Name the Southern Colonies...
Definition
  • Virgina
  • South Carolina
  • North Carolina
  • Maryland
  • Georgia
Term
What was the Mason-Dixion Line?
Definition
Line or boundry between Pennsylvania & Maryland.
Term

Who founded Maryland & why?


  1. George Calvert
  2. James Oglethorpe
  3. Nathienal Bacon
Definition

1. George Calvert

 

He discovered Maryland because he wanted a colony where Catholics could practice freely.

Term
Explain the Bacon Rebellion...
Definition
Bacon's Rebellion is when the settlers were fighting the Natives over land. He wanted the governer to take action agianst the Natives,but he did'nt want to because of his fur-trading.So bacon set a mob who raided Natives & burned down Jamestown.
Term

What was NOT the 2 main crops of South Carolina?

  1. Tobacco
  2. Rice
  3. Wheat


Definition
3. Wheat
Term

Who found Georgia & why?


  1. James Oglethorpe
  2. Benjamin Franklin
  3. John Zegner
Definition

1. James Oglethorpe

 

He founded Georgia because for debtors to find a place where they could make a fresh start.

Term
What is a Tidewater Plantation?
Definition
A place with very rich soil.
Term

What did slave traders NOT exchange slaves for?


  1. Fur
  2. Goods
  3. Guns
Definition
1. Fur
Term
What was the name given to the voage from Africa to the West Indies?
Definition
Slave-Trade
Term
What's the slave code?
Definition
Treated enslaved Africians not as humans but as property.
Term
What is "racism"?
Definition
The belief 1 race is superior to another.
Term
What is Mercantilism?
Definition
A nation became strong by keeping strict control over it's trade.
Term
What's the difference between import & export?
Definition

Export: Goods sent to markets outside the country.

 

Import: Goods brought into a country.

Term
What were the Navigation Acts?
Definition
Regulated trade,only England benifited.
Term
Explain Triangular Trade...
Definition

NE to WA:rum,guns,gunpowder,cloth,tools

 

WA to WI:enslaved Africians

 

WI to NE:sugar,molasses

 

NE to WI:livestock,lumber,flour,fish

 

Term
What's Legislature?
Definition
A group of people who have the ppower to make laws.
Term

What was the lower house NOT responisble for?


  1. Servants
  2. Merchants
  3. Traders
  4. Farmers
Definition
1. Servants
Term
What's the "Bill of Rights"?
Definition
A written list of rightsof freedomms the goverment promises.
Term

Who was NOT 1 of the 2 powerful preachers who started "The Great Awakening"?


  1. John Zenger
  2. John Edwards
  3. George Whitefield
Definition
1. John Zegner
Term
Definition
2.Massachusetts
Term
What's a apprentice?
Definition
Worked for a master to learn a trade or craft.
Term
What's a Dame School?
Definition
A private schools run by women in their own home.
Term
Why did Southerner's higher tutors?
Definition
They were too far apart.
Term
What's the "Enlightment"?
Definition
A movement of applying scientific thinking ro society.
Term
List Ben Franklin's practicial inventions:
Definition
  • Electricity
  • Smokless Fireplace
  • Bifocials
Term
List BF's inventions for the town:
Definition
  • Pave streets
  • Fire Dep.
  • First lending library
Term

What Freedom came out of the trial of John P. Zenger?


  1. Press
  2. Speech
  3. Religion
Definition
1. Press
Term
What side (B or F) were the Hurons on?
Definition
French
Term
What side (B or F) were the Iroquois on?
Definition
British
Term
What battle did Washington lose?
Definition
French & Indian
Term
What's the Albany Congress?
Definition
A meeting of 9 colonies to create an agreement with the Iroquois 
Term
What's the Treaty of Easton?
Definition
Promised not to settle W of the Appalachin Mountians.
Term
Who's General Braddock?
Definition
Had boasted victory; had 5 horses hurt him before he was killed; got a suprise attack.
Term
Who's William Pitt?
Definition
Renamed Fort Desqunsce Fort Pitt;Also known as Pittsburgh.
Term
What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris?
Definition
  • France lost all land besides 2 small islands
  • Britian gained all French lands
  • Spain gave Florida to Britian,gained all french land W of the MI.
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