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Which Colonies were founded specifically for Economic reasons? (3 Possible Answers)

Virginia, North Carolina, New York

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Main form of labor used early in the Southern Colonies? Hint: Before Slavery

Indentured Servitude.

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Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, Cotton, etc...

Cash Crop
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What does ESP stand for?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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What was the main reason for European Exploration and Colonization
Economic Opportunity (gold)
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What was effectively the first Constitution in the US?
The Fundamental orders of Connecticut.
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List 3 colonies founded specifically for Religious reasons. (3 Possible Answers)

Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island

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What did John Rolfe Introduce in Jamestown that became its chief economic activity.
Growing Tobacco
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Who took over Jamestown early on, forced its settlers to build better housing and farm, therefore saving the colony.
John Smith
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What was the first permanent English Colony called? When was it founded?
Jamestown, 1607
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The Part of the Triangular Trade specifically where the Slave Ships brought over slaves from Africa to the New World.

Middle Passage

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Economic trade system designed to make the Mother Country rich from the resources of its Colonies.

Mercantilism.

300
What was the most important idea in the Mayflower compact?
Self-government
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What colony was founded as a refuge for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
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Which European Country was the first to discover the New World?

Spain. 

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What was the most important geographic feature of Boston, Philadelphia and New York?

Ocean Harbors (Near the Water)

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List the main reasons English Settlers went to the New World.
Adventure Free or Cheap Land Religious Freedom Political Freedom
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Who founded the Colony of Connecticut?

Thomas Hooker

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Large scale farms designed to grow cash crops and be worked by free or cheap labor. Located all throughout the South.

Plantations.

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When and where was the Mayflower Compact signed?
Plymouth, 1620
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What are the two largest cities in the 13 Colonies during the 17th Century.

Boston & Philadelphia

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Why was the Colony of Georgia Founded?
As a Prison Colony, for debtors
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Which Colonies would you describe as having Flat, Fertile land?
The Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies
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Which Region was known as the Breadbasket Colonies?

Middle Region

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Which Colonies had the best farmland?
Southern