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Who was the leader of a group of Seperatists whose group decided to leave England and start a settlement of their own where they could worship as they pleased.
William Branford
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What was England's first attempt at establishing a colony?
Roanoke Island
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What are the three regions of the 13 English Colonies
New England colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies
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What is an imaginary waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and led to the settlement of New France and New Netherland.
Northwest Passage
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Who was an English sea captain who sailed up a wide river in search of the Northwest Passage and later claimed the land for the Dutch?
Henry Hudson
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What was a plan of government for their new colony written by Pilgrim leaders before they landed in New England.
Mayflower Compact
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What is a document that permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler?
Charter
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What is the region that had the coldest climate?
The New England colonies
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Who was a French explorer who was part of an expedition that explored the St. Lawrence River?
Samuel de Champlain
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What is a person whose views differ from those held by most people in the community?
dissenter
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What is a region of North America where the pilgrims landed where Pilgrims landed while trying to sail to North America.
New England
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What was the first law-making assembly in an English colony?
The House of Burgesses
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Who is a man given a huge section of land in North America by King Charles ll who was a Quaker. He later named the town of Philadelphia.
WIlliam Penn
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What is colonies started by the French in North America including Quebec and Montreal?
New France
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What is a Puritan minister who left Massachusetts and founded the colony of Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
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What is unjust treatment or inequality because of religious beliefs.
Persecution
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What is the colonist did not build houses or find food when they arrived to Jamestown
The reason Jamestown almost did not survive
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What was the colony captured by New England and later renamed New York.
New Netherland
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What is to help their colony grow?
The reason The Dutch encouraged people from many countries to settle in New Amsterdam.
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What is a Virgin's first cash crop?
Tobacco
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What is a group of Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims find food and survive in their new colony.
Wampanoag
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What is in hope of finding gold?
The reason England wanted to begin a colony on North America's eastern shore.
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What is escape religious persecution in England?
Farming A refuge for debtors, protection from Spanish attacks between Carolinas and Florida Build colony on land captured from Dutch.
Reasons various colonies were founded
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What is millions of beavers lived in the region and beaver fur could be sold for huge profits in England?
The reason Quebec developed into a thriving trading center.
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What is the Dutch could control trade on the Hudson River?
The reason Amsterdam was a good location for a city.
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