US History Summary Year Review STAAR

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Reasons for European Exploration: Adventure, free land, Religious Freedom

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Adventure, free land, Religious Freedom

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Main reasons for Spanish Exploration

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Spread Catholicism & search for riches

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Main reason for French exploration:

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Fur trade

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When was the 1st English settlement established?

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Jamestown 1607 John Smith

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New England Religious Colonies: Florida, Georgia; New England, Middle, Southern; Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts; New York, Carolinas

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Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts

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Which Colony was established as a refuge of debtors?

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Georgia

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What caused economic differences in the colonies?

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Geography

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List Geographic characteristics of the New England area?

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Short Growing season, Rocky soil, Cold Climate

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Characteristics of a representative government: Assemblies, voting, elections representatives

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Assemblies, voting, elections representatives

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Reasons for a representative government: Keep order, distance from England

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Keep order, distance from England