Unit 1: The Thirteen Colonies

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What was the reason for the English wanting a permanent settlement at Jamestown?

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It was an economic venture.

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Mercantilism is an economic system where...

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a mother/parent country takes resources and raw materials from a colony and sells finished goods back to colony, there is an unfair balance of trade that benefits the mother country, colonies can only trade with the mother/parent country.

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The main reason the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were formed was for

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religious freedom

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The main reason(s) Jamestown almost failed was because of ____________________.

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disease and starvation

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Someone who agrees to work for a designated amount of time without pay in exchange for passage to America is:

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An indentured servant

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Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses significant in Colonial America?

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Began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies

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Which colonial region was made up of Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia?

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Southern Colonies

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Which colonial region was made up of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island?

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New England Colonies

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Which colonial region was made up of Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania?

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Middle Colonies

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Which European philosophical movement shaped the government and society of the U.S.?

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Enlightenment