Pastor who founded a town that grew and became Rhode Island, Lord Baltimore, Man who was granted land to begin a colony for Catholics, Cecilius Calvert, Man who founded a town called Hartford, which joined with two other towns to become Connecticut, Thomas Hooker, Man who started a colony where people of any religion would be free to worship as they chose, James Oglethorpe, Man who led the first group of settlers to Maryland, William Penn, Man who established the colony of Georgia because of his concern for debtors, Roger Williams, Upper, Had the wealthiest income and owned large landholdings, Lower, Depended on their masters for their daily needs, Middle, Owned some land and a few servants or slaves, Upper Class, Had large homes and kept servants or slaves, Middle Class, Worked as tradesmen, farmers, shopkeepers, and ship captains, Lower Class, Was made up mainly of servants, indentured servants, and slaves, Government in which the people elect men or women to represent them, Representative government, Religious group that believes people have an "inner light" to guide them; the Society of Friends, Quakers, A colony that was directly controlled by the king or ruling monarch, Royal colony, One of the first examples of representative government in America, House of Burgesses, Meeting of men in which everyone could have a say in decisions and voting would be decided by the majority, Town meeting, A colony that had the king's permission to choose its own governor, Proprietary colony, An appointed leader who would settle problems, hold trials for people accused of crimes, and collect taxes, Justice of the peace, The belief that government should not meddle in church matters, Separation of church and state

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