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Mercantilism was the chief economic cause for colonization in America.
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Know the following events in the correct order.
Founding of Jamestown
1607
Virginia House of Burgesses
1619
Mayflower Compact
1620
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
1639
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Religious freedom was a motivation for Britain to colonize in America.
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Economic conditions in Europe are the main reason the colonies were established.
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Pennsylvania was home to the Quakers.
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Representative government developed because British colonists were accustomed to
parliamentary systems.
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first written constitution in America.
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Representatives of the Virginia House of Burgesses were elected by the people.
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Religious leaders established self-governing bodies in the colonies.
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Free blacks differed from slaves, because they could work in small businesses.
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The practice of slavery influenced colonial life in the South, because it was an agrarian
economy based on the plantation system.
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Be able to locate and identify the following cities on a map.
1. Jamestown
2. Philadelphia
3. Boston
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Puritans settled in the New England colonies.
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Colonies located along the Atlantic Coast developed rapidly.
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The Appalachian Mountains acted as a barrier to western settlement and influenced
settlement in the colonies.
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The French explorers were mainly fur trappers and traders and wanted to claim the
Mississippi River and the Great Lakes.
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The Southern colonies grew tobacco, indigo, and rice.
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade began when sugar plantations in the West indies
needed labor.
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The Southern colonies had the best soil and climate for large-scale agriculture.
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The primary cause of economic differences in the colonies was geography.
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William Penn helped create limited government in Pennsylvania by creating a colonial
legislature.
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Thomas Hooker had the most direct influence on the writing of the Fundamental Orders
of Connecticut.
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Many of the ideas of Locke and Montesquieu influenced colonial leaders.
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The Dutch settled New York for economic gains.
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Eliza Lucas Pinckney contributed to economic development in South Carolina.
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Anne Hutchinson challenged the authority of men in the colony.
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Roger Williams established Rhode Island because he wanted to end state interference
in church affairs.
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The Great Awakening resulted in growth for many religious denominations.