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History of the U.S. #1
covers chapters 24 through 29
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6th Grade
01/29/2009

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Peter Stuyvestant
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also known as ole silvernails, did not beleive in freedom of religion, bad mouth, with war, governer of pennsylvania when william penn gave it to him, no leg because it got shot off in war
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Johan Printz
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also known as big tub, very with war, bad mouth, huge man in size, had much power
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William Penn
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pennslyvania was named for him bcuz he founded it becasue king charles gave it to him becuz he was in debt to william's father, very good friend of king charles, quaker, beleived in religious freedom
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Cavaleirs
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people who were with the king
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Roundheads
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religion were puritans, overpowered the king, took over the english govenment for a short period of time but then were overthrown by calaleirs
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Sir George Carteret
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one of the two people who the Duke of York gave a chunk of land to, which is now called new jersey
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Lord John Burkeley
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one of the two people who the Duke of York gave a chunk of land to, his brother was the govener of virginia
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proprietor
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two people who collected taxes to people who lived on their land which was called, and is today called new jersey
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King Charles 1
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king of england, got overthrown by roundheads and got his head chopped of because he got overthrown
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Oliver Cromwell
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puritan man who took over england after king charles 1 got overthrown, but did a poor job and got overthrown by cavaleirs
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fur trade
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popular trade in the colonies because there was a lot of it there and it became a huge item that was traded between the colonies and england
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patroon
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a landholder in new netherland
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