| A | B |
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| Reason for the growth of slavery in the Southern Colonies | A need for a steady supply of cheap labor |
| Difference between migration of Africans and Europeans to US | Africans came against their will and Europeans |
| House of Burgesses | FIRST elected legislature of 13 Colonies |
| MAIN cause of English settlement in the 13 Colonies | To gain religious freedom and a better life |
| John Smith | Early leader oif Jamestown settlement |
| States in the Southern Colonies | North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia |
| States in the Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Deleware |
| States in the New England Colonies | Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island |
| Reason Pilgrims decided to settle in America | To secure religious freedom |
| joint-stock company | Group of investors put $ into a company to finance a colony |
| Roanoke failed because... | Food shortage, harsh winter, arguments among colonists |
| Triangular Trade | System of trade between New England, Africa and West Indies |
| New England Colonies most valuable products | fish, oysters, whales |
| Southern Colonies most valuable products | Tobacco, rice, indigo grown on large plantations |
| Most Southern Colonies became farmers because... | The land, climate and other geographical conditions |
| The Appalachian Mountains | Limited westward expansion of the colonies |
| English Colonies were located along the coast because... | It provided easy access to incomming ships |
| Because of the coast, N.E. Colonies based economy on.... | Shipping and fishing |
| Mayflower Compact | Document written by settlers of the Plymouth Colony |
| Middle Colonies called "Breadbasket Colonies" | They produced more than they needed and exported it |
