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Ch. 17-36 History

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Religious dissenters
(def:) people who are against a certain religion (sig.) they made up a large part of N Carolina's population
Fundamental Orders
(def.) a document for Connecticut that unified all the laws (sig.) without these laws ct might have split into several different colonies
Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Deleware
New England Colonies
Massachussets, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
Toleration Act
(def.) stated that all religions were to be accepted
seperation of church and state
(def:) this made the government unable to tell people what religion to follow (sig.) the puritans finally attained free religion, which they had come to America for
Indigo
(def.) a blue dye, once obtained from plants, but now made synthetically (sig.) it was the second cash crop in South carolina
quaker
A diff. form of christianity that believed everyone was their friends. Dissented by eveyone except for a place in Pennsylvania. they had everyone sit together at services and women were held as high as men
Plantation
A plantation is like a small village owned by one family. It grows its own fruits and vegtables and raises its own animals. Money from tobacco pays for clothing and college educations.
Dutch West India Company
Owned most of the colonies. It was a trading company. They helped bring many ppl over to america.
William Penn
Born rich and was a quaker, Got kicked out of college when he refused to pray. Got beat by his father.
blue laws
laws preventing work and play on sundays
Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia
Roger Williams
puritan minister who didn't like people of other religions, but still thought they had the right to worship their own religion. Thought government shouldn't control what religion a person worships
Anne Hutchinson
she had 14 children and she questioned the ministers beliefs. was put on trial and kicked out of Mass and puritan church

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