The Quakers and the Economy of the Middle Colonies
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Bacons and his followers attacked and burned ______

Jamestown

The Toleration Act of 1649 granted freedom of ______ religion in Maryland

Christian

Georgia became a ______ colony in 1752 and slavery flourished

Royal

The Pilgrims landed at ______ Rock in Massachusetts

<p>Plymouth</p> Signup and view all the answers

Penn’s Colony Quakers believed in ______, dressed plainly, and “different” from other Christians

<p>equality</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Middle Colonies were known as the ______ of the colonies

<p>breadbasket</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Town Meeting allowed for ______, in which all citizens of a town were allowed to participate and vote on matters of local governance

<p>direct democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

The English Bill of Rights declared that the power of the monarchy should be ______

<p>limited</p> Signup and view all the answers

Massachusetts’ Charter The charter was cancelled and the governor decided if and when the legislature could meet

<p>power</p> Signup and view all the answers

Conclusion: The Road to Revolution The American Revolution didn't happen overnight. It was a culmination of years of political and economic strife, resistance, and ______.

<p>protest</p> Signup and view all the answers

The colonists, through the Continental Congress, drafted the Declaration of Independence and won their freedom from British ______ rule.

<p>colonial</p> Signup and view all the answers

The first permanent English settlement was established in ______ in 1607

<p>Jamestown</p> Signup and view all the answers

The more people "heads" you brought from England, the more land would be given to you. This was known as the ______ System

<p>Headright</p> Signup and view all the answers

A group of former indentured servants led by Nathaniel Bacon attacked friendly ______ during Bacon's Rebellion

<p>Indians</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the French and Indian War, Britain gained Canada, all French lands east of the Mississippi, and Spanish Florida. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of ______.

<p>Paris</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains and protected ______ lands.

<p>native</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax on all printed materials in the colonies. All paper products had to have an official stamp or seal when they bought it. It was met with fierce opposition from colonial leaders, who argued that only colonial assemblies had the right to ______.

<p>tax</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Boston Massacre was a violent confrontation between British soldiers and colonists in 1770. It resulted in the deaths of five colonists and became a rallying cry for American ______.

<p>independence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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