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Explorers - Colonial NJ - SS -Chapter 4
Explorers - Colonial NJ
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Social Studies
4th Grade
03/16/2015

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________________ sailed in 1492.
Definition
Christopher Columbus
Term
Columbus sailed for the country of _______________.
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Spain
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_______________________ sailed for the country of England.
Definition
John Cabot
Term
John Cabot sailed in _______________.
Definition
1497
Term
The king of France sent ____________________ to look for a water route to Asia.
Definition
Giovanni da Verrazano
Term
Verrazano sailed for France in ______________.
Definition
1524
Term
Henry Hudson sailed for the ___________________.
Definition
Dutch (the people from Holland)
Term
Henry Hudson sailed in _________________.
Definition
1609
Term
Herny Hudson was in search of a water route ___________________________.
Definition
through North America
Term
John Cabot was searching for a water route _________________________________.
Definition
to Asia
Term
A ________________ is a place ruled by another country.
Definition
colony
Term
The first permanent town in New Jersey was built by the Dutch in 1660 and was called ______________.
Definition
Bergen
Term
The Duke of York sent ________________________ to defeat the Dutch.
Definition
Colonel Richard Nicolls
Term
The Duke of York gave New Jersey its name to honor his friend, __________________, who was born on the island of Jersey, off the coast of England.
Definition
Sir George Carteret
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Berkeley and Carteret became the __________________ of New Jersey, which meant they owned land and had the right to start a colony.
Definition
proprietors
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In  1676, New Jersey was divided into two sections _____________________ Jersey.
Definition
East and West
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A _____________________ is a document that contains the basic rules for governing a colony or country.
Definition
constitution
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In 1702, England's Queen Anne reunited East and West Jersey as the __________________________.
Definition
Royal Colony of New Jersey
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During most of the 1700's, England ruled the east coast of North America, making New Jersey one of England's _______________________.
Definition
Middle Colonies
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___________________ is the practice of making one person the property of another.
Definition
slavery
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_________________________ agreed to work for a landowner for 3 to 7 years in exchange for a trip from Europe to the colonies. When the agreement was completed, they are free to start their own farm.
Definition
indentured servants
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A proprietor is a(n) _______________________
Definition
owner of land (property)
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