RE-TAKE- U1: Colonization and Exploration Flashcard

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What was a primary economic activity in the Southern colonies?

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Agriculture, especially tobacco and cotton

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What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

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Jamestown

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The main reason Spain explored and colonized the Americas was to—

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Search for gold and spread Christianity

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The Mayflower Compact (1620) is important in U.S. history because it

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Established self-government based on majority rule

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The Middle Colonies were nicknamed the “Breadbasket Colonies” because they

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Grew large amounts of wheat and grain

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Which of the following was a negative effect of European colonization on Native Americans?
Growth of trade networks,
Spread of new crops like corn and potatoes,
Spread of diseases that killed large populations,
Introduction of horses for hunting

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Spread of diseases that killed large populations

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Indentured servants worked for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to the New World.

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True

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Which term describes a system of trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that included enslaved people, raw materials, and goods?

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Triangular Trade

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What was the agreement signed by Pilgrims in 1620 establishing self-government in Plymouth Colony?

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Mayflower Compact

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What was the first representative assembly in the English colonies, located in Virginia?

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House of Burgesses