The English Colonies

Front

The proprietors in the middle colonies allowed colonists to start any business they believe would succeed. This is known as _______________________.

Back

Free Enterprise

Front

Ships that carried enslaved people traveled the _____________________________________ from Africa to the West Indies.

Back

Middle Passage

Front

William Penn was a member of the Society of Friends, or _____________________________ and believed that all Christians should be free to worship their own way.

Back

Quakers

Front

When people make laws for themselves they have _______________________________________.

Back

Self-Government

Front

_________________________ is all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service.

Back

Industry

Front

Why did the Middle colonies become a place where many different people lived?

Back

The proprietors believed in religious tolerance.

Front

What form of government did they have in the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Options: Proprietorship, House of Burgesses, Town Meeting, Legislature

Back

Town Meeting

Front

Why was Virginia's government important?

Back

It had the first elected legislature in the colonies.

Front

What did James Oglethorpe want Georgia to be?

Back

He wanted it to be a place where poor people and debtors could start a new life.

Front

What were the three main industries of New England?

Back

Shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling