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WW2
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History
11th Grade
05/14/2013

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New England
Definition
Was settled by Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe
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Covenant
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based on the principles of the Mayflower Compact and Puritans Religious belief and were often intolerant of those not sharing their religion
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direct democracy
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through town meeting
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The Middle Altantic region
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Was settled chiefly by  English Dutch and German speaking immigrants seeking religous freedom and economic opportunity
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Virginia
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and other Southern colonies were settled by the people seeking economic  opportunites
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Poor English immigrants
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also came seeking better lives as small farmer or artisans and settled in the Shenandoah Valley or Western Virgina or as indentured servants who agreed to work on tobacco plantion for period of time to pay for the passage
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Jamestown
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established in 1607 by the Virginia company of London as a business venture was the first permanent English settlement
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