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| Name for the area of Virginia and Maryland |
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| Virginia, Massachusetts, and Maryland |
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| The most populous colonies in the early 1700's |
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| Were individuals that signed a contract to get their passage to the New World, and worked to paid their passage (Contract usually lasted from 2-9 years) |
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| If a person paid the passage of someone else, he could then legally claim an add. 50 acres of land (Virginia and Maryland) |
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| Occured in 1676 and was the first rebellion in Am. history. A group of 1000 men were angry at the Gov. for Indian policies |
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| Ordeal that the slaves were forced to endure on the way to America |
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| Percentage of Indians who died on the Middle Passage |
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| Largest port in the South at this time |
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| Two major crops grown in the South |
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| Plant from which a bluish-purple dye is made |
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| Goober (peanut), voodoo (witchcraft), ringshout (religious dance) |
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| African words contributed to Am. culture |
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| Two most popular African instruments contributed to Am. culture |
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| First families of Virginia |
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1. Planters- upper class
2. small farmers- largest group
3. landless whites
4. indentured servants
5. slaves |
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| Hierarchy of Southern society |
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| Provided the main source of transportation in early colonial America |
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| "New England invented grandparents!" |
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| Area which invented a phrase because of longer lifespans |
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| First university founded in America |
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| University in the South created to train ministers and to educate a few Indian boys |
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| An informal group of men called together for defense |
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| Training session for the militia |
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| Local forms of government in New England |
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| Local form of government in the South |
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| Bible, New England Primer, and hornbook |
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| 3 items used for colonial education |
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| Type of sermon that preached hellfire and brimstone |
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| Gave partial church membership to those who had not yet been converted |
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| Started by rumors and killed 20 people |
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| Main fish caught in New England |
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| Was nicknamed the hub of the universe |
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| Phrase for a job that was worth doing after dark |
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| Was a fight between the rich landowners and the aspiring merchants. Took place in NYC |
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