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Ch.6
Ostwalt Vocab test on Nov 9 and 10
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History
8th Grade
11/08/2010

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naval stores
Definition
products from pine trees, such as pitch and tar used in ship building
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quitrent
Definition
land tax used by proprietors to help cover the cost of governing the colony
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prerogative party
Definition
group in NC that believed in a gov't as independent of the people as possible
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popular party
Definition
NC group that believed that the will of the people should determine the gov't actions
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Culpeper's Rebellion
Definition
an uprising in which the popular party took over NC gov't
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dissenter
Definition
a person who disagreed with the beliefs of the Anglican Church
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Cary's Rebellion
Definition
an armed rebellion in 1712 led by a former gov Thomas Cary against Edward Hyde
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approbation
Definition
formal approval
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faction
Definition
a group that is often in disagreement with other groups
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wrangle
Definition
to quarrel(a short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.)
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charter
Definition
a legal document that gives permission to explore settle and govern land.
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Quaker
Definition
a member of the religious sect also known as the Society of Friends
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Sir Robert Heath
Definition
attorney general of Charles I was granted a vast area of land
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Lords Proprietors
Definition
Charles II repaid his ddebt to eight of the men who had helped him regain power. They were granted with land of the Americas and they were to be the owners and rulers
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Seth Sothel
Definition
thought to be good leader but became known as one of the most corrupt governors ; became a proprietor by buying the share of one of the oringinals
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Philip Ludwell
Definition
became governor in 1689
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Gibb's Rebelion
Definition
an incident where Captain John Gibbs proclaimed he was the governor
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John Archdale
Definition
governor (1694-1696) he recently became a quaker which caused Albemarle to over flow with quakers
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Henderson Walker
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became governor in 1699 and reassured Anglicans as he was one himself
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Henderson Walker
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became governor in 1699 and passed the first church law in NC
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Vestry Act
Definition
laying out parishes,organizing vestries, and building churches after the passing of the first church law in NC
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Thomas Cary
Definition
a governor who was thought to be friendly to Dissenters but his actions proved more offensive
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Edward Hyde
Definition
took the oath of the office as the first governor of the colony of NC on May 9,1712
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borough towns
Definition
were created to promote the development of towns, all towns with 60 families or more were given the right to send a delegate an assembly
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