| A | B |
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| Defines the time of American history prior to 1776 | A. Colonial period |
| Ability to choose and follow one's spiritual beliefs | O. religious freedom |
| country that sent explorers to claim land south and west of the Mississippi River for gold, ranching, and farming | T. Spain |
| First English colony settled in 1607 for the purpose of economic reasons | J. Jamestown |
| Large farming operations primarily located in the southern colonies | M. Plantations |
| Country that claimed most of the Atlantic coast of North America | E. England |
| The king of England's protection for individual rights and approved taxation | K. Magna Carta |
| The act of seeking and claiming new lands for economic, political, and social gain | F. Exploration |
| Colonization for the purpose of wealth creation | D. Economic Gain |
| Operation that captured and sold people from their homeland to work on colonial plantations | R. Slave trade |
| System of government based on the public election of lawmaking officials | P. Representative government |
| Country that operated fur-trading outposts in areas northwest of the Appalachian Mountains | G. France |
| Self-governing agreement reached by the Pilgrims at Cape Cod in 1620 | L. Mayflower Compact |
| Freedoms given to people as individuals not to be taken by government | I. Individual rights |
| Representative assembly established in the colony of Virginia | U. House of Burgesses |
| Power motive for colonization to claim resources and land for a particular country | N. Political competition |
| Government control by those who are most immediately affected and influenced | Q. Self-government |
| Governing agreement between three towns written in 1639 to protect individual rights ( first Constitution in the U.S., drafted by Thomas Hooker) | H. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| A motive for colonization that establishes a particular societal structure | S. Social benefit |
| Settling of a new area for the purpose of religious freedom, economic gain, or political power | B. Colonization |
| Exchange of resources and goods between Europe and North America after 1492 | C. Columbian Exchange |
