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Which Colonies were founded specifically for Economic reasons?

Southern Colonies (Maryland is an exception as it was founded as a haven for Catholics)

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Main form of labor used early in the Southern Colonies?

Indentured Servitude.

100
What was Christopher Columbus' main reason for sailing across the ocean?
In search of a passage to Asia
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First Colonial Constitution in the colonies

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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What was the main reason for European Exploration and Colonization
Economic Opportunity (gold)
200
What was effectively the first Constitution in the US?
The Fundamental orders of Connecticut.
200

List 4 colonies founded specifically for Religious reasons (NE Region):

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

200
What did John Rolfe Introduce in Jamestown that became its chief economic activity.
Growing Tobacco
200

What year was Jamestown founded? What year slaves were first introduced in the Americas?

1607, 1619

200
What was the first permanent English Colony called? When was it founded?
Jamestown, 1607
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Who founded Maryland and which religious group was it a haven to.
Lord Baltimore, Catholics
300

What was the main reason for Spanish exploration/colonization?

Spread Christianity/Search for Gold

300
What was the most important idea in the Mayflower compact?
Self-government
300
What colony was founded as a refuge for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
300

Why did the Settlers need to write the Mayflower Compact.

They landed outside of Virginia and therefore weren't in its jurisdiction. Also distance from the King

400
What was the most important geographic feature of Boston, Philadelphia and New York?
Ocean Harbors
400
List the main reasons English Settlers went to the New World.
Adventure Free or Cheap Land Religious Freedom Political Freedom
400
Who founded the Colony of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
400

Who was the Powatan Chief's daughter, who famously saved John Smith?

Pocahontas

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When and where was the Mayflower Compact signed?
Plymouth, 1620
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She was put on trial and banished from Massachusetts Bay for her beliefs. She moved to Rhode Island.

Anne Hutchinson

500

Why was the Colony of Georgia Founded?

Haven for debtors. Buffer (barrier) between colonies and Spanish Florida

500
Which Colonies would you describe as having Flat, Fertile land?
The Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies
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Why did the Puritans come to the New World?
Religious and Political Freedom
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Which Colonies had the best farmland?
Southern
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