Exploration & Colonization

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What year was Jamestown established?

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1607

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Jamestown's economy finally improved when the colonists began growing: sugar cane, tobacco, corn, potatoes.

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tobacco

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This country explored the new world looking for fur.

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France

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What continent do Spain, France, and England (Britain) belong to?

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Europe

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The Northwest Passage was a route explorers hoped to find to:

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get to India and China across the top of Canada

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French colonist ....

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focused primary on fur trading

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REASONS FOR EUROPEAN EXPLORATION: 1. To find new sea routes to India and China 2. To find gold, silver, and other treasure 3. ___________________________ ?

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to claim new territory

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When did Columbus reach the New World?

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1492

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The first permanent English settlement in North America was

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Jamestown

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The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

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tobacco