Question | Answer |
POLITICALConnecticut was settled to limit the power of the King |
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POLITICALRhode Island challenged the Governor's Authority with religious Tolerance |
| POLITICALReligious Toleration- a willingness to let others practice their own beliefs |
| POLITICALHow did Roger Williams get the land to start Rhode Island? He purchased the land from Native Americans |
| POLITICALWhat is a patroon? Wealthy families who owned large estates who could charge any price they wanted for rent. |
| POLITICALNew York was originally a Dutch colony |
| POLITICALWhy was Georgia founded? James Oglethorpe wanted a colony for prisoners(debtors) to get a second chance. |
| POLITICALWho was a key person to the founding of New Jersey? Duke of York |
| POLITICALWhat is a proprietary colony? A colony in which the King gave land to one or more people who were free to divide the land and rent it to others |
| POLITICALWhat is a royal colony? A colony that is under the direct control of the English King. |
| POLITICALAnne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts Bay |
| POLITICAL1st written constitution in the colonies- Hint:roof top |
| POLITICALKing could not limit individual rights |
| POLITICALHow did it become English? The Dutch gave up their claim to New Amsterdam | |