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Name the three middle colonies whose farmers grew wheat.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

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Which type of people made up the Upper Class in the colonies?

wealthy merchants, planters, shippers, and lawyers

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In the northern colonies, what were the three main industries?

shipbuilding, fishing, and trade with Engand, West Indies, and Africa

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What two products made rich the southern colonies of Carolinas and Georgia?

rice and indigo

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Which colony was taken by force from the Dutch as part of a long struggle for power in the New World?

New York

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Why did very few of the early Europeans survive in America?

starvation and disease

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Name three European countries from which the early settlers came to America?

Holland, Spain, England, France

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New York City and Philadelphia merchants loaded ships with _________ to send overseas.

flour

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In 1620, a group of Protestant Christians founded a small colony that they named...?

Plimouth Plantations

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In which century did thousands of immigrants cross the Atlantic Ocean to a strange and hostile land?

1600s (17th century)

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When King George III and English Parliament attempted to take away the colonists' power, the colonists cried,"________________________________!"

No taxation without representation!

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Give three reasons the early settlers left their countries in Europe.

poverty, religious persecution, hoping to find gold or silver or a better life

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By the 1700s, every colony made their own laws in an assembly chosen by ________ because

the voters - so their best interests would be represented by the political leaders.

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