VUS 2-3 - Colonial America Overview

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The Virginia House of Burgesses:

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1st elected assembly in the New World and today is known as the General Assembly of Virginia

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The first permanent English settlement in North America was

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Jamestown

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The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the West Indies and Africa was called...

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Triangular Trade

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The part of the Triangular Trade used to transport slaves from Africa to the West Indies and the 13 colonies was called...

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The Middle Passage

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What is mercantilism?

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A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

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Economy based on fishing, shipbuilding, lumbering, subsistence farming, and eventually manufacturing.

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New England

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Puritans are associated with which region?

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New England

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Most religiously diverse region included Quakers, Presbyterians, and Jews

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Which colony did the Virginia Company of London establish in 1607?

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Jamestown

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The Southern colonies were known for their -

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cash crops