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This colony was considered a "Lost Colony" because everyone in the colony vanished.
Roanoke
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Land settled by another country is called
Colony
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Who is the explorer that was given credit for finding the America's, even though he was not the first people to discover it?
Christopher Columbus
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What were the 3 colonial regions called?
New England, Middle and Southern Colonies
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The economy of the Southern Colony was based on
growing cash crops like sugar and tobacco
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The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island was
Religion
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People who left their mother country and moved to the New England a colonies are called
Pilgrims
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The government system that was agreed upon and signed by ALL settlers in the Plymouth colony was called
The Mayflower Compact
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The 13 colonies were ruled by what country
England
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The economy of the Middle Colony was based on
Growing wheat, Rye and oats
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Early colonist in North America tended to settle near rivers mainly because these areas provided
resources suitable for agriculture, trade and transportation
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What was the first successful colony in the new world
Jamestown
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Why did colonist come to America?
to escape religious persecution
looking for gold, god and glory
seeking religious freedom
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What does this map represent?
Colombian Exchange
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The economy of the New England Colony was based on
Ship building, fishing and whaling
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The need for agricultural workers in the early southern colonies(on plantations) led to
the use of enslaved people from Africa
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A country that establishes a colony and controls it from Europe is called
Mother Country
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The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that brought slaves to the Americas was called
Triangular Trade
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The ship that brought the Pilgrims from England to Plymouth was called
The Mayflower
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What was is called when a country buys or brings in goods or trades with another country
import
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A person who worked between 4-7 years in exchange for passage aboard a ship to the New World was known as
indentured servant
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What was the group of people that made laws in the colonies called?
Legislature
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Triangular Trade
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According to the map, name 3 things brought to the Americas from Europe
disease, cattle, onion, grapes, etc
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What was is called when a country ships good out of their area to sell or trade with a new area?
export