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What were the three distinct regions of the 13 Colonies?
New England, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies.
When did Christoper Columbus arrive in the Americas?
1492
What was the first English settlement to survive in North America?
Jamestown
What were Europeans looking for when they found the Americas?
Sea trade route to Asia.
What influenced the settlement and government of the New England Colonies?
Religion
What were three causes for European Exploration of the Americas?
National Competition, Desire for Wealth, Spread of Christianity.
Why did settlers move to the Backcountry?
Land was cheap and plentiful.
What was the period of social change in Europe that sparked interest in learning and exploration?
The Reniassance
What did each of the three regions rely on for economic growth?
New England = fishing & trade.
Middle Colonies = Cash Crops
Southern Colonies = Slave plantations