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A large piece of land with many tenant farmers in colonial New York.

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What is a manor?

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True or False: Indentured Servant is best described by saying it is a compound word.

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• What is true?

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• During the 1600s many Europeans came to New York because they ……

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• What is they wanted to escape from wars about religion and politics?

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• True or False: Settlers found it a challenge to find work in New York.

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• What is false? It was a challenge to find land, buy a farm and protect their land from the French, but there were plenty of jobs to be found.

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• In 1685 the Duke of York became …

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• What is King James II, king of England?

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• This event put an end to French colonies in North America.

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• What is the French and Indian War? Once the French lost to Britain they no longer had any colonies in North America.

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• These were the goods New York merchants imported from the Caribbean.

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What is sugar and molasses?

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• New York citizens resented British rule because….

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• What is they could not vote for the people who made their laws?

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• Another word for shopkeeper.

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• What is merchant?

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• A person who moves from one country to another.

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• What is an immigrant?

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• Boats used to carry mail and other goods.

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• What are packet boats?

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• True or False: Workers on colonial manors shipped furs to England on a regular basis.

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• What is False? They ground flour in the mill, raised sheep and pigs, and grew corn and wheat, but did not ship furs!

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• The main goal of colonial merchants was to…..

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• What is to make a profit?

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• A line graph shows….

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• What is change over time?

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• A person who works off debt in the form of labor.

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• What is an indentured servant?

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A tax is …..

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• What is money collected to pay the costs of government?

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A group of elected citizens that creates laws is a ….

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• What is a legislature?

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• Making a person work for no money and without the freedom to leave is called…

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What is slavery?

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• True or False: Allies are connected by relationships, such as friendships.

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What is true?

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• Surplus means ….

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What is to have more than needed?

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People who buy and sell goods.

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• Who are merchants?

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County officials who made sure that laws were obeyed…

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• Who are the sheriffs?

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The system which runs the country, state, or city…

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• What is government?

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• The publisher who was tried for libel for printing criticisms of Governor Cosby.

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• Who is John Peter Zenger?

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• John Peter Zenger’s lawyer.

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• Who is Alexander Hamilton?