HMS Unit 1-European Exploration and Colonization

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A major reason European rulers sought to colonize land in North America was because they sought to expand their wealth by taking New World resources.

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sought to expand their wealth by taking New World resources

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In ____, the first permanent English settlement in North America, ____, was established.

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1607, Jamestown

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The original English settlements were located along the:

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Eastern coast of North America along the Atlantic Ocean

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After Jamestown, what was the main motivation for English colonization in North America in the 1600's?

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To find religious freedom

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All of the following are associated with the era of colonization except: Jamestown, Indentured servants, Mayflower Compact, Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus

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The Separatists, also known as Pilgrims, left England to settle in North America because?

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To escape religious persecution

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The Mayflower Compact was the beginning of:

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colonial self-government

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People who signed a contract to work for a certain number of years in exchange for their passage to America were known as:

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Indentured servants

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The first representative government in the English colonies, located in Virginia, was the:

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House of Burgesses - 1619

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Identify the statement as an Economic, Political, Technological, or Social Factor: 'Merchants traded and brought spices from the Far East (Asia) to Europe.'

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Economic