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The New England colonies were mainly founded to pursue freedom of __________
religion
Permission given by a king to found a colony
charter
Tobacco, indigo, and cotton were examples of ____________ crops
cash
Raw materials were transported to England and returned as _________________ goods
manufactured
Due to its good harbors and lack of good farmland, the ______________ colonies were known for shipbuilding
New England
The ____________ colonies were mainly started for business and investment
southern
___________ farming is where a person grows only enough food to survive
subsistence
The __________ Passage is another term for the terrible journey slaves endured on the way to the New World
middle
The first successful colony in the New World
Jamestown
The first colony in the New World (unsuccessful)
Roanoke
Lack of opportunity and lack of religious freedom in the old world were examples of _______ factors
push
Plentiful land, new opportunities, and religious freedom were examples of _________ factors
pull
Sugar, tobacco, rice, and cotton were examples of ____ materials
raw
Bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
import
Send goods or services to another country for sale
export
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ander217
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Level 75
Oct 19, 2014
These sound as though they were copied directly from a textbook.
dbh211
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Level 42
Oct 23, 2014
It's a review activity for an 8th grade US History class.
MarcellDAvis
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Level 75
Sep 10, 2021
I am not sure how the term "New World" is used in the US, but if referring to the Americas as a whole, I would argue that the first successful colony was either La Navidad or La Isabela, and the first unsuccessful one was Vinland / Newfoundland.
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