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55 Cards in this Set
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refuge
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a safe place
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Trial by Jury
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a person accused of breaking the law has a right to be tried by a jury of fellow citizens
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justice
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fairness
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farm produce
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grains, fruits, and vegetables grown on a farm
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Great Awakening
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a movement that called for a rebirth of religious ways of life.
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immigrant
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a person who comes into to a country to make a new home there
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militia
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volunteer army
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almanac
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a book issued only once each year.
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backcountry
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land area between the coastal plain and the Appalachian mountains.
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loft
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a part of the house between the ceiling and the roof where children often slept.
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indentured servent
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a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America.
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constitution
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a written plan of government
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indigo
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plants that were used to make a blue dye
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debtors
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people who were in prison for owing money
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planters
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plantation owners
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tidewater
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a low lying land along the coast
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broker
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a person who is paid to buy and sell for someone else.
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auction
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public sale
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overseer
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people hired by plantation owners to watch over the field slaves as they worked and to punish them if they did not work hard.
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spirituals
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religious songs based on bible stories.
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public service
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doing a job to help the community or society as a whole.
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apprentice
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a child moves in with a skilled worker and helps that person for several years in order to learn that skill.
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county seat
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the main town of a county
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county
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a large part of a colony
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cash crops grown on southern plantations
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tobacco, rice, indigo
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Teaching slaves to read and write ____________________.
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was illegal
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two groups of people that worked on plantations other than the family.
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slaves and indentured servents
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How did plantations get there slaves
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they were taken from Africa and sold at auctions
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Southern Colony education
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best in the 13 colonies. They were taught by tutors and some finished their education in Europe.
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Largest city of the Southern Colonies
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Charles Town
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Why did plantation owners live in there home in Charles town for part of the year?
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Some months the wetlands was infested with insects on plantations where rice was grown.
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The larger cities of the Southern Colonies were large because
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Harbors made them trade centers.
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What were the five largest southern cities during colonial time?
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Wilmington, Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah, and Charles town.
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Who claimed parts of New York, New Jersey, and Delaware for Holland?
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Henry Hudson
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What did Henry Hudson name the land that he claimed for Holland?
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New Netherlands
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People from Holland are called _____________
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Dutch
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When England took New Netherlands from the Dutch what did they rename it?
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New York and New Jersey
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New Jersey had the first colony started by ____________
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Quakers
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The Quakers didn't believe in what?
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guns or fighting
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The Quakers did believe in what?
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people were basically good and violence was wrong
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What does the word Pennsylvania mean?
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Penn's woods
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Who was the leader of Pennsylvania
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William Penn
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What is the chief city of Pennsylvania?
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Philadelphia
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Who is one of Philadelphia's most famous people?
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Ben Franklin
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Name 5 of the things that Ben Franklin is famous for.
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1. starting the militia in Philadelphia
2. paving Philadelphia's streets 3. experimenting with electricity 4. inventing a lightening rod 5. Writing Poor Richards Almanac |
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Name 3 things that German immigrants contributed to Philadelphia.
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1. Conestoga Wagon
2. Pennsylvania Rifle 3. Barn Raising |
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The foothills between the lowlands and the Appalachian Mountains were called what?
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Backcountry
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Why was the great wagon road created?
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To get settlers to the backcountry.
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Who was Maryland founded by?
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The Calverts
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Who were the Calverts?
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A family of wealthy English Landowners
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Why did the Calverts start Maryland?
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They were Catholics and wanted to worship like they wanted.
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What colonies did the Southern colonies include?
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North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia
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What is Indigo
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A plant used to make blue dye.
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Who was the person that developed blue dye from indigo?
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Eliza Lucas Pinkney
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Virginia moved its capital from Jamestown to ____________?
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Williamsburg
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