The Middle Colonies – Flashcards
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Patroon
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A landowner who had certain privileges under the former Dutch government of New York. A patroon usually owned a large amount of land.
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Proprietary Colony
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Belonging to a proprietor; owned by a private person.
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Peter Stuyvesant
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New Netherlands governor who refused to surrender to England.
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Took New Netherlands without firing a shot.
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Duke of York.
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Established a fur-trading post at Fort-Orange
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Dutch West India Company
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Why was England irritated with New Netherland?
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It was the center of illegal trade.
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The chief occupation of the Dutch in New Netherland was:
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The fur trade
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What is not true of the Quakers?
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Quakers were loyal to the Church of England.
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What is true of the Quakers?
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Lord John Berkeley sold land in New Jersey to the Quakers. Quakers were excluded from government in England.
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Why were many settlers attracted to the New Jersey colony?
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Many sought the political and religious freedoms in the colony.
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Eventually East and West Jersey were reunited as a single colony under the control of the kind of England.
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True.
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Most successful proprietary colony
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Pennsylvania
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Quakers
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Also knows as the society of friends.
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William Penn
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Founded Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia is the
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Capital of Pennsylvania
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The settlers in Pennsylvania were on constant alert for Indian attacks.
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False.
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Which colony was first settled by he swedes and than the Dutch?
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Delaware.
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Why did Penn purchase Delaware?
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He wanted an outlet to the sea for trade.
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The last colony to own Delaware was
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Pennsylvania
