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What countries are involved in this colonization

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1) Spain
2) French
3) England
4) Dutch (Netherlands)

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Mercantilism

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The philosophy that colonies are made to make the country money not the colony itself money

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Why did Spain est colonies

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To get rich off of gold, silver, but got rich off of chocolate, they also wanted to spread Catholicism

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Why did England est colonies?

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To get rich off of gold (50,000 ppl)

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Why did France est colonies?

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To get rich off of fish, furs, and natural resources (5,000 ppl)

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Why did Dutch est colonies?

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To get rich off of natural resources (800 ppl)

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Joint stock Companies are?

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Putting money into to something with other people then all get equal profit

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What stopped colonization from occurring?

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The Spanish Armada

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What happened when Europe defeated the Spanish Armada?

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Spain lost control of waterways
Divided the power with Europe
Colonization occurred

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When did the first English Settlement happen?

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1585

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Where did the English settlements happen?

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Roanke

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Who did the king give a charter in 1585 to go to The New World

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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What did Sir Walter look for?

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Gold

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What made them return to England in the First Time Roanoke?

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Mosquitoes

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When was the 2nd Time Roanoke?

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in 1587 (2 years after the first)

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Who returned to England from the 2nd time Roanoke?

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John White

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Why did John White return to England?

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Lack of supplies

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What did John White realize when he goes back to England?

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Battles with Spain, so he returns 2 years after

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What does John Whit realize when he goes back to Roanoke?

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He finds Roanoke deserted

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When was the 3rd time Roanoke?

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1607

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What happens in 3rd Time Roanoke?

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They started a colony along the James River named Jamestown that was funded by the Virginia Company

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How many people survived the 3rd time Roanoke

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38 out of 100 (38%)

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Do they start to look for gold again?

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YES

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1607, On what did they rely on the Native Americans?

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Food instead of farming

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Who takes over Jamestown?
John Smith
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What law did John Smith make?
he who works not eats not
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In the beginning did Jamestown do well under John Smith?
Yes because people farm, build, and trade
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What happens when more women & workers come to Jamestown?
More food is needed
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What angers Powahattan?
Smith leading raids with Native Americans
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When did John Smith get injured and return to England?
1609
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What happens to Jamestown when John Smith gets injured?
It begins to decline
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Who arrives at Jamestown to help sustain it?
John Rolfe
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Who is Powahattan's daughter
Pocahontas
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Who did Pochohantas marry?
John Rolfe
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What plantations saved Jamestown?
Tobacco
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Who decided to plant Tobacco?
John Rolfe
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By marrying Pochohantas what results does John Rolfe make?
Eases tensions between Powhatan & the settlers
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Jamestown got enormous wealth from .......
Tobacco
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What led to an influx of settlers?
Tobacco Plantations
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Due to the Headright system..........
Virginia was giving land (1-100 acres) to anyone who would pay for indentured servants to come to the colonies
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Due to the number of people in Jamestown ........................
A government was needed which lead to the House of Burgees
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What was the first permanent settlement in The New World?
Jamestown
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What is the House of Burgees?
1) The First Representative government in which people could vote for their leaders 2) King-Government-Representatives 3) The Rich Get Richer
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What is bad about Tobacco plantations?
1) More indentured servants come and there will continue to be tensions between land owners & indentured servants 2) Indentured servants don't make it fast enough which leads to slavery
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When did the Dutch Ship arrive in Virginia?
1619
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When did King Henery declare himself king of the chrch?
1530
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A group travels to the Netherlands to .........
Separate from the church
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The group that separated from the church was welcome but ........................... so they got kicked out
could not worship
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What did the separatists receive after getting kicked out?
A charter to head to Virginia to make a pilgrimage on the Mayflower
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Where did they accidentally land when they wanted to go to Virginia to make the Mayflower Compact?
Plymouth Massachusetts
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In Plymouth, when they needed government what did the men create?
Mayflower Compact
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Who became the governor for the Mayflower compact? And for how many years?
William Bradford. For the Next 30 years
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Why is the Mayflower Compact important?
1) 1st document written in NA | 2) 2nd step towards self government/representation in the colonies
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Pilgrims arrive too late to crop so ....................
Native Americans help the Pilgrims
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Winter was harsh & brutal that .................
Half the people died from disease and hunger
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When it was springtime in Noth America .......... taught pilgrims how to crop
Squanto
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On the first Thanksgiving ......................
Native Americans & Pilgrims feasted to give thanks with the Native Americans
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Why did they have .................. on Thanksgiving
The had Eel, Clams, & Lobsters because they were next to the ocean
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Pilgrims begin to get persecuted because ...............
Their beliefs in England
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Why did the Pilgrims get a charter to come to North America?
To practice their religion in the right way
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Who starts the M.A Bay Colony?
John Winthrop (wealthy respected lawyer)
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The puritans were governed as a?
Theocracy
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In the M.A Bay colony what was running rampant?
Witch & Black Magic
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How many people were accused & how many people were put to death in 1692-1693?
200 people were accused & 20 were put to death
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What happened when a lot of people began to go to Massachusetts?
They need a bigger government that only makes the adult male member of the church vote

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