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In the late 1500s, English pirates such as ______________________had success stealing Spanish treasure on its way from the Americas to
Europe.
Sir Francis Drake
England’s King Charles gave New Amsterdam to his brother, Duke of York, and he renamed it______________.
New York
Most farmers in the region practiced _________________, meaning they produced just enough to feed their families.
Subsistence Farming
Many people also came to the colonies as ________________. To pay for the passage to America they agreed to work without pay for a certain length of time.
Indentured Servants
Raleigh sent settlers to _________________ twice. The first group arrived in 1585.
Roanoke Island
By 1702,______________ had become a royal colony. However, the colonist continue to make local laws.
New Jersey
__________ and shipbuilding were important industries in New England.
Whaling
For years the Calvert and _________. Families argued over the boundaries between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Penn
Nine days after his granddaughter's birth, White returned to England for supplies. His short trip was delayed do to England being at war with _________.
Spain
The _______________, a protestant group that had been persecuted in England, and the colony of Pennsylvania.
Quakers
By 1760, New York City, and ______________for two of the largest cities in American Colonies and we’re also used as trading ports.
Philadelphia
The fight between England and the ________ made it impossible for White to sail back to Roanoke for nearly three years.
Spanish
They got permission to settle in _____________ and to practice their religion freely. They boarded a ship, called the Mayflower and left to begin new lives.
Virginia
Marilyn rose from the dream of sir _____________, also named Lord Baltimore.
George Calvert
Between the _____________ and the Appalachian Mountains, lay a region of hills in forest known as the Backcountry.
Tidewater
The _____________ was a joint-stock company, in which investors bought shares, or part ownership
Virginia Company
In 1630 Winthrop led about 900 men, women, and children to the Massachusetts Bay area. Most of them settled in ____________.
Boston
In 1692 ________________ established an official Protestant Church as a result, Catholics face the same restrictions that they had in England.
Maryland
In_______ settlers began to move west. This would cause conflict with Native Americans.
Virginia
There were even some efforts to start an English colony in North America. But by _________ none of these efforts had been successful
1584