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Lord Baltimore
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Margaret Brent
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Act of Toleration
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Huguenots
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James Oglethorpe
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Proprietary colonly
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elite
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diversity
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region
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tidewater
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What kind of society was planned for Maryland? A society where Catholics and others would not be persecuted.
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What attracted settlers to the Carolinas? Religious toleration Large land grants Representative government
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Why was Georgia founded? Debtors & the poor could make a fresh start. Protect other English colonies from Spanish attack.
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Describe the features that the Southern colonies had in common. Common climate & culture Large slave population Religious diversity Representative government
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Maryland Proprietary colony- governed by Lord Baltimore Planned as a tolerant society Struggle for power=Catholics persecuted
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The Carolinas Originally a proprietary colony Religious toleration=Christians & Jews Slave labor-rice plantations-elite Rebelled- needed more protection from Native Americans –Became a royal colony
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Georgia Debtors & poor got a fresh start Diverse population Protect colonies from Spain Became a royal colony because the colonists wanted slavery and a plantation society
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