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Colonization: Part 1

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  • What was the name of the first permanent English settlement? (hint it's a town, not a state)
    Jamestown
  • Which country established the Jamestown colony?
    England
  • What is the definition of a colony?
    A settlement made by another country in another land. Land that has been claimed by another country.
  • What PEGS reason did the Pilgrims have to come to the Americas?
    Social
  • Government is an example of what PEG?
    Political
  • Did Massachusetts or Virginia use slaves on plantations?
    Virginia
  • What kind of freedom did the Pilgrims want when they came to the Americas?
    Religious
  • What was the PEGS reason for the establishment of Jamestown?
    Economic
  • True or False? The southern colonies had plantations.
    True
  • What modern day state was Jamestown in?
    Virginia
  • A city/ town on the coast that has a harbour for ships to load and unload materials/ goods is called a what?
    Port or port city
  • Which colonial region used fish and timber to make a living?
    New England
  • What document was the first to establish a framework of government in the English/ American colonies?
    Mayflower Compact
  • Massachusetts or Virginia? Which had a long growing season?
    Virginia
  • Which colonial region had hard rocky soil and long winters?
    New England
  • Name a cash crop in the South?
    Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo
  • Which colonial region was the most diverse socially?
    Middle
  • Virginia is in which geographic region?
    Southern
  • People meet here to discuss issuse or worship. They were called what?
    Town meetings
  • New York was in what colonial region?
    Middle
  • Which colonial region's economy depended on slaves?
    Southern
  • Which colonial region grew a lot of grains for crops?
    Middle
  • What year was Jamestown established?
    1609
  • What natural resource did the Jamestown settlers hope to find?
    Gold