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Exploration
Jamestown and Plymouth
Colonial Regions
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Vocabulary
100
Name two motivations for the exploration on N. America. (Be more specific than just the three G's)
Possible answers: More land, Competition with other Countries(Nationalism), Freedom of Religion, Spread Religion, Find a Northwest Passage, Renaissance spirit of curiousity. and possibly more
100
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
100
This colonial region had a cold climate and poor, rocky soil.
New England Colonies
100
This region relied mostly on crops like tobacco, indigo and rice to profit off of the land.
Southern Colonies
100

What are the 3 G's

God, Gold, Glory

200
Which country explored and settled along most of the Atlantic coast?
The English
200
What year was Plymouth founded?
1620
200
The region had a moderate climate and was very tolerant of other religions and cultures
The Middle Colonies
200
The Middle Colonies main crop was what? And what was its nickname?
Grains and the "Breadbasket" colonies
200

A person who journeys to a sacred place for a religious reason

Pilgrim

300
Which country really only explored and settled Manhattan Island(modern day NYC)?
The Dutch
300
What was the main reason for founding Jamestown?
To find wealth(gold).
300
The Puritans and Pilgrims settled mostly in this region.
New England Colonies
300
What is the term for somebody who agrees to work for a landowner for a period of time in return for payment for travel to America?
indentured servant
300

a person who voluntarily signed a contract to work for a specific period, often four to seven years, in exchange for passage to a new country, along with food, clothing, and shelter

indentured servant

400
Name the two countries who were looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia
English and French
400
Which colony and colonial region was Plymouth in?
Massachussetts, New England
400
A cold climate and poor soil in New England led colonist to do what type of farming?
subsistence farming(growing only enough to survive, not to profity)
400
Due to its environment name two major industries of New England
Fishing Whaling Shipbuilding Trade etc...
400

a person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property

slave

500

What reason was Georgia settled for 

Social reasons, as a colony for debtors and convicts

500
What colony AND colonial region was Jamestown in?
Virginia, Southern Colonies
500
This colonial region had very strict laws based on their religious beliefs
New England
500

Name at least 2 of the New England Colonies

Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

500

A person who owes a sum of money (they moved to georgia)

Debtor