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US History Flash Cards: Set 1
These are History notes. Semester 1
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7th Grade
10/14/2009

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Term
The puritan Military leader at Plymouth colony is...
Definition
Miles Standish
Term
What was the nickname for the Separtists?
Definition
Pilgrims
Term
What is the traditional celebration of the Pilgrims feast called?
Definition
Thanksgiving
Term
Give two reasons why the Pilgrims went to the New World.
Definition
Religious Freedom, Escape from King, Curruption in the Church
Term
During the first winter what percentage of people died?
Definition
50%
Term
Unlike Queen Elizabeth I, this King persecuted the puritans. Who was this King?
Definition
King James I
Term
The VA co. of London provided the funding for what two colonies?
Definition
Jamestown, Plymouth
Term
The Anglican Church is also know as what?
Definition
Church of England
Term
What was the judicial principle that came out of the Salem Witch Trials?
Definition
Innocent until proven guilty
Term
The English Colonies founded which two colleges?
Definition
Yale - Connecticut
Harvard - Massachusetts Bay Colony
Term
The Religious group known as the society of friends is called what?
Definition
The Quakers
Term
This Deep water port was the key to founding SC.
Definition
Charleston
Term
This colony was originally founded as a haven for Quakers.
Definition
Pennsylvania
Term
This colony was founded by Roger Williams and its nickname is "the Ghetto for haritics"
Definition
Term
New York and Pennsylvania both had regions that left. Name these regions.
Definition
New Jersey - NY
Delaware - Pennsylvania
Term
This colony was a theocracy and known as a dictatorship.
Definition
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Term
This colony was a haven for Catholics.
Definition
Maryland
Term
The youngest child to be in the Salem Witch trials was ___________ yrs old.
Definition
4 years old
Term
Name 4 things that the Puritans wanted to purify about the church of england.
Definition
Theatre
Alcohol
Acting
Public Swearing
May Pole
Christmas
Term
Name 4 dutch words that we use now a days.
Definition
Cookies
Santa Claus
Crib
Term
Why did the colonies have to be united?
Definition
Religion, Racial, Poor Communication, Poor transportation
Term
What was the meeting about becoming united called?
Definition
The Albany Plan of Union
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