Unit 1: Colonization Flashcards
Jamestown, plymouth, mercantilism, etc.
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Reasons for exploration?
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Wealth, religion, expand empires, claim territory, new trade routes to Asia through northwest passage.
2
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Jamestown
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First successful English colony formed in 1607
3
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Plymouth
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A religious freedom colony located in Massachusetts in 1620, created mayflower compact.
4
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Mercantilism
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When a colony provides solely for its mother country in return for what they need.
5
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Colony
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A settlement made by a group of people from foreign land.
6
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Cpt. John Smith
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Military leader of the colony.
7
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Maryland
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Founded for catholics seeking religious freedom.
8
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Quakers
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1st anti-slavery group who lived in Pennsylvania.
