History - Colonies

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Roanoke Island was established as a what?

Economic venture
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Jamestown
Why was Jamestown established?

Economic venture
Why was Plymouth Colony settled?

To avoid religious persecution
Which colony was settled by Quakers?

Pennsylvania
What did Quakers want?

Freedom to practice their faith without interference
What did the people who settled Georgia want?

To experience economic freedom and a new life in the New World
Separtists from the Church of England settles what colony?

Plymouth Colony
What did the people who settled Massachusetts Bay want?

To avoid religious persecution
Rich farmlands, rivers, livestock, fish, coastal lowlands, harbors and bays, villages and cities, varied lifestyles and religions.

Mid-Atlantic Region
Village and Church as center of life, fishing, shipbuilding, timber, fish, rocky soil, jagged coastline, moderate summers, cold winters.

New England Region
Fertile land, tobacco, cotton, indigo, wood products, plantations, indentured servants, few cities, few schools.

Southern Region
What are 3 types of resources?
- Natural
- Capital
- Human
What does specialization mean?

Focusing on one or more products
Define interdependence.

Two or more people depending on each other for goods and services
What made the colonies interdependent?

Specialization
Who settled Massachusetts Bay colony?

Puritans