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A settlement or teritory ruled by another country
Colony
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People of many different backgrounds.
Diverse
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Since most colonists were farmers, who did the work on small farms and who did the work on the plantations?
Families did all the work on small farms. On plantations, slaves did the work.
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Which colonists were allowed to vote?
Most white men who owned land were allowed to vote.
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A person whose human rights are denied and who is forced to work for another person.
A slave
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A person who agreed to work for someone for a set period of time in return for the cost of coming to America.
Indentured servant
200
There was a lot of land and colonists could grow crops easily. Therefore, ... Choose the response that best completes this sentence. A. The colonists ate well but didn't have enough doctors so they weren't as healthy as people in Europe. B. The colonists struggled to have enough crops and didn't eat well and weren't as healthy as the people in Europe. C. The colonists ate well and were healthier than people in Europe.
C. is correct
200
What is the meaning of the term, "Founders"? And what did the Founders do for our country?
Founders helped to found, or establish, our country. Founders led the fight to free our country from British rule and develped their own ideas about what type of government would be best for America.
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The people who were important in the establishment of the United States.
Founders
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A large farm usually found in the Southern states.
Plantation
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What are 2 examples of how living in the colonies might help to influence people's ideas about government?
Colonists believed they had more freedom and rights than Europeans. Colonists could make independent decisions and could govern themselves because they were so far away from Great Britian.
300
Give two examples to support why so many Europeans wanted to come and live in the colonies.
There was a lot of land and it was cheap. There was plenty of opportunity for work and to earn a good living through hard work. They had more rights, such as religious freedom. More people had the right to vote than anywhere in the world. There wasn't as much social class.
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Able to provide most of one's own needs.
Self-sufficient
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A person under the authority or rule of another.
Subject
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Did colonists have more rights than did the people in Europe? Explain your answer using 2 examples to support your thinking.
Yes, colonists had more rights than the people in Europe. Colonists had the right to religious freedom, and the right to vote, if they owned land.