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Catholics
The followers of the old church in Europe are called...
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The Act of Toleration
This was the first law guaranteeing religious freedom in the colonies
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The Mayflower compact
This document was named after a ship
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Chesapeake
Virginia and Maryland make up the __________ colonies
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Protestants
All of the christians who are not catholic are called...
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Jamestown
This was the first successful English colony in the new world
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Indentured Servants
These people agreed to work as servants for a limited time period of a few years.
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Southern
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia make up the __________ colonies
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Puritans
These people think that the Protestant Church in England is too Catholic
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The New England Confederation
This was the first example of colonies working together toward a common goal
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Make money/find gold
The first settlers who came to Virgina came to the new world to....
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New England
Massachusetts Bay is located in the __________ colonies
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House of Burgesses
This was the first form of representational government in the colonies.
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Anne Hutchinson
This was the first woman to have an impact on colonial history. She was banished from NE for her religious beliefs.
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Squanto
This is the Native American leader who saved the New England settlers from starving
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Middle
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware are the __________ colonies
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Quakers
These people were treated harshly in England because their religious beliefs were too different
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Thanksgiving
When the Native Americans saved the Pilgrims from starving, they celebrated with a feast. This was the first...
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Bacon's Rebellion
This rebellion led to increased use of slave labor in the colonies.
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Breadbasket
The Middle Colonies are also known as the __________
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