Bet!
Why did France colonize North America?
TO PROFIT FROM TRADING FURS AND OTHER GOODS.
What is the name of the document that was written as a social contract for self-government?
MAYFLOWER COMPACT OF 1620
Which colonial region had hard rocky land (soil), a cold climate, and long winters?
NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
Enslaved persons in the North worked trade-related jobs whereas in the South, enslaved person worked what?
Plantations
What is name of the first legislative assembly in the colonies?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Why did Quakers immigrate to Pennsylvania?
TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION.
Which region is described as having fertile soil, long growing seasons, plantation systems (cash crops), and a warm climate?
What are the 3 reasons for European exploration in the New World?
GOD, GOLD, GLORY
What is the colony founded by William Penn for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
The British imposed taxes such as the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts on the colonists to help pay the expenses of
The French and Indian War
The Plantation System required long growing seasons,
demand for labor, and ___________?
RICH SOIL
What purpose did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut serve for its community members?
1ST WRITTEN CONSTITUTION OF THE COLONIES
What is the initial reason for Columbus and other European explorers traveling to the Western Hemisphere?
Find an all-water route to Asia (Northwest Passage)
13 Colonies divided in 3 Regional parts
The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies
What reason did the New England colonies established for?
Religious Freedom
What is the reason the Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact in 1620?
SELF GOVERNMENT (SOCIAL CONTRACT)
Which group of English colonists settled in Maryland in order to avoid religious persecution?
CATHOLICS
Which European country came for God, Gold, & Glory and was the 1st to come to the New World?
Spain
Rice, Indigo & Tobacco were important agricultural products of which colonial region?
What is Southern Colonies
Which of the colonies was NOT established for religious reasons?
Jamestown
Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for fur trade and creating alliances with Native Americans?
FRANCE
The economic policy where the mother country profits from its colonies raw materials.
MERCANTILISM
Which European power came to the New World for Religious Freedom, Land, & Profits?
England
William Penn established the colony of ________ so that __________ could escape religious persecution in England.
Pennsylvania / Quakers
Which Colonial Regions has fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers and wheat?
Middle Colonies