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| Why was new england settled? |
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| New england was settled for religeous freedom.<3 |
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| Why were the middle colonies settled? |
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| They were settled so they could have new lives.<3 |
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| Why were the southern colonies settled? |
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| They were seeking religeous freedom.<3 |
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| Where was the first ATTEMPT to colonize America? |
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| What Virginia Company was Established in 1619? |
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House Of Burgesses<3
(Was also the first representative government)
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| What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? |
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| The written Constitution.<3 |
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| Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans come to America? |
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| Escaping religeous freedom.<3 |
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| What year was Jamestown settled? |
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| Pilgrims signed this to establish a self-governing colony...<3 |
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| Why did the colonies begin importing slaves and indentured servants? |
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| To bring in Cash Crops.<3 |
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| During the 1700s and 1800s, why did the American Idians begin losing land? |
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| What were the 3 requirements in order to vote in the colonies? |
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| You had to be a white land-owning male.<3 |
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| Why did the Pilgrims survive their first winter in America? |
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| Because the Indians helped them.<3 |
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| What was the first succesful settlement in America? |
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| Which colonial region is most known for it's diversity? |
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| Who was William Penn and what religeon was he? |
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| He was the Founder of PENNsylvania & was a Quaker.<3 |
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What were the 3 most common cash crops in the Southern Colonies?
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| Tobacco, Indigo, and corn.<3 |
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| Jamestwon saved their colony by planting what crop? |
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| What is the official document called that gives merchants the right to start settlements in America? |
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| Which explorer discovered America? |
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| What do we call people, like Quakers, who refuse to use force or fight in wars? |
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