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What were the main reasons that Europeans came to settle in North America during the colonial period?
Religion and money
Who were the Pilgrims?
Separatists who journeyed to America because of religion
What was the Mayflower compact?
A set of laws for the pilgrims
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown
What were indentured servants?
Indentured servants were individuals who worked for a specified period in exchange for passage to the New World.
What were the two religious groups that wanted to leave England?
Puritans and Separatists
What three places were involved with the triangular trade?
Europe, Africa, America
What was the name of the slave who was originally blamed for bewitching girls in Salem?
Tituba
Name 3 cash crops
Tobacco, rice, and indigo
Why was the French Indian war important?
It sparked the revolutionary war
Who said "no work, no food"
John Smith
What did schools look like during colonial America?
Houses and churches
What was a large part of education for the northern colonies?
the Bible
What is a charter?
Permission slip to have land
What is a patroon?
A person who got land because they moved to a newer colony
What was the name of the two Native Americans that first helped the pilgrims?
Squanto and Samoset
