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| This short-lived colony is called Roanake. |
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| Sir Walter Raleigh made England's first attempt to establish a colony in North America. |
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| The first permanent English settlement in North America is |
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The Land was swampy and not good for farming.
They had little fresh water and disease-carrying mosquitoes.
May settlers were "gentlemen" who were not used to hard work. |
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| Some of the disadvantages of living in Jamestown included: |
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| To find gold and get rich |
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| Jamestown was mainly established to |
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| Who created a successful method of growing tobacco in the Jamestown colony? |
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| Someone who agrees to work without pay for a length of time in exchange for passage from Europe to colonies. |
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| the job to make laws for the Jamestown colony |
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It was the first lawmaking body in America.
Colonists could elect memebers to represewnt them in government. |
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| The House of Burgesses is important because: |
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| What was mainly established to allow settlers religious freedom? |
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| To keep order within the colony and give the right to govern themselves. |
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| The Mayflower Compact was written why? |
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| Who was the first governor of Plymouth? |
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They settled on the shores of Cape Cod, in what is now Massachusetts.
The Pilgrims who settled Plymouth were also known as Separatists.
The first winter was very cold, difficult and over half of the Pilgrims died.
Squanto taught the Pilgrims where to fish and how to plant corn. |
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| The following is true about the Plymouth colony: |
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| Native Americans taught Europeans to grow? |
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| It helped the settlers to survive |
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| Why did the Native Americans growing corn benefit the Europeans? |
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Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth Colonies |
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| What were the first three English colonies in the New World? |
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| What was an early Spanish Florida settlement set up to protect Spain's land claims and convert Native Americans to Christianity? |
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| Tobacco, rice, cotton and indigo grow on platations that would best describe what colonial region's economy? |
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| Middle (Mid-Atlantic) Colonies |
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| A diverse population, natural resources, and fertile soil would best describe what colonial region? |
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| Who came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony so they could live by their religious beliefs and start businesses? |
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Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson |
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| Who was forced to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony because they did not agree with the Puritan practices? |
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| The colony of Rhode Island was founded by who? |
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| A colony where different religious beliefs were welcome. |
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| Rhode Island was established because Roger Williams wanted what? |
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| New York was orginally named what? |
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| The Dutch settled in New York for what trading posts? |
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| Who started the colony of Pennsylvania because he wanted to provide a safe place for Quakers? |
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It was owned by Cecilius Calvert (Lord Baltimore) who wanted to make money.
Cecilius Calvert wanted to provide a safe place for Catholics to practice their religion.
Tobacco grew well in Maryland's climate. |
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| The following is true about the southern colony of Maryland: |
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| The British government wanted to keep Spanish Florida from moving North. It gave debtors a chance to start a new life |
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| James Oglethorpe established the Georgia colony because: |
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut |
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| The New England Colonies make up what: |
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Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware |
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| The Middle Colonies make up what? |
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Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia |
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| The Southern Colonies make up what? |
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| The first three English colonies make up what? |
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