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| King of England who issued a charter for the Massachusetts Bay Company to settle in the New World |
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| Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony? |
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Who was the "Apostle to the Indians?"
He preached to the Indians in their own language and even translated the Algonquin Bible. |
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| Who evangelized the Indians of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts? |
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| Who was the founder of Hartford, Connecticut? |
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Who was the founder of Providence, Rhode Island?
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| Who was sent by King James to be the Royal Governor of the Dominion of New England? |
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| Prince and Princess from Orange, Netherlands, who became the Protestant King and Queen of England |
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| Who was the English explorer who claimed the area of New York for the Dutch? |
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| Who purchased Manhattan Island from the Indians for trading goods worth about $24.00? |
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Who was the proprietor of New Netherland who later took control of New Amsterdam?
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| Who was the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam? |
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Who was the First Lord Baltimore and received a land grant from King Charles I for the Maryland colony?
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| Who was Sir George Carteret? |
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| a proprietor of the New Jersey Colony |
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| Who was the wealthy Quaker who founded Pennsylvania and Delaware? |
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| Who was the English noble who founded Georgia as a haven for debtor prisoners? |
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What was the name of the Dutch colony along the Connecticut and Delaware rivers?
(became New York later under the English) |
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| What was the first successful proprietary colony? |
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| Which is the "City of brotherly love"? |
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| What was the last of the original 13 colonies? |
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| Who was Lord John Berkeley? |
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| a proprietor of the New Jersey colony |
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| What was the period between 1630 and 1642 when some 25,000 Puritans came to New England called? |
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| What was the first institution of higher learning in America? |
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| What required towns of a certain size to establish schools to ensure that children learned to read and write? |
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| What was the first Bible printed in America? |
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| What is a belief that all men are called to work, that all work has a sense of nobility, and that one serves God best by being a faithful worker? |
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Puritan work ethic
Also called the Protestant work ethic |
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| What was considered to be the first writeen constitution in America? |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| What was the first voluntary American union for the purpose of defense against hostile neighbors? |
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| New England Confederation |
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| What was the attempt by King James to unite the New England colonies with New York and New Jersey to control and tax them? |
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| What was King Philip's War? |
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| The violent uprising led by King Philip, son of Massasoit |
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| What was the bloodless change in power that brought William and Mary to the throne of England? |
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| What was a proprietary colony? |
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| Colony on a land grand which the king made to a nobleman |
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| What granted freedom of worship in Maryland to all who professed the name of Christ? |
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| What is another name for the English religious group who called themselves the Society of Friends? |
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| When was Massachusetts Bay Colony founded? |
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| What precedent did the New England Confederation set for the colonies? |
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| voluntary union of the colonies |
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| Where was the first Baptist church in America founded? |
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| What type of building did the Swedes introduce to the New World? |
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