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French

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Colonized to profit from fur trade in Great Lakes Region.

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Thomas Hooker

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Founded Connecticut for religious freedom and wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut that extended voting rights to non-church members.

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Anne Hutchinson

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Puritans dissenter that defied puritan law by holding bible study in her home. he was banished from Massachusetts Bay and helped found Rhode Island.

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Reason for European European Exploration

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To spread christianity, increase wealth (gold), new sea routes (hopefully to Asia), and expand empires by claiming new territory.

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Mayflower Compact

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Contributed to growth of representative government, written by the pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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Contributed to growth of representative government, the first constitution in the colonies.

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Roger Williams

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Puritan dissenter that believed in operation of church and state and treating Native Americans fairly. He was banished from Massachusetts Bay and helped found Rhode Island.

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Lord Baltimore

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Escaped religious persecution; founded the colony of Maryland as haven for catholics.

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James Oglethorpe

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Founded the colony of Georgia as barrier from Spanish lands claims close to British colonies (South Carolina) and economic opportunity for English debtors.

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VA House of Burgesses

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First colonial legislature that served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

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Jamestown

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Founded in Virginia (VA) in 1607 for economic profit.

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William Penn

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English quaker leader that founded the colony on Pennsylvania: argued that slavery contradicted their religious beliefs.

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What contributed to growth of representative government in the colonies?

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Distance from England, the Mayflower Compacts, and town hall meetings.

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Which are port cities?

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Boston, Charleston, and New Orleans.

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Mercantilism

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Economic system that forced the colonies to send raw materials to England and to purchase manufactured goods from England.

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How did colonies develop a strong tradition to self-government?

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As a result of salutary neglect

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What led to development of the concept of American Self-Government?

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Puritan Town Meetings.

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What led to different economies in the colonial regions?

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Geographic differences.

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Plantation System

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Plantation systems in the south developed because of the long growing season and fertile soil.

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Cash Crops

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Were profitable and led to triangular trade (molasses, rum, slaves) between the colonies, England, west Indies (Carribbean Islands) and Africa.

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Indentured Servants

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Worked in exchange for passage to America. Were used first before slavery became widespread.

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The increased demand for slaves contributed to what?

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Transatlantic slave trade.

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Middle Colonies

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New England Colonies

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