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5 Colonial America

Reasons for Colonization

TermDefinition
Cash Crop A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
Economic Gain When revenue is higher than costs in an economy.
Religious Freedom The right to choose what religion to follow and to worship without interference.
Shipbuilding The design and construction of ships.
Colonized To settle in, and take control of, land outside your own borders.
Explorers A person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer.
Free Enterprise An economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.
Industries Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods.
Settled a colony or any small community of people.
Ann Hutchinson A spiritual leader in colonial Massachusetts who challenged male authority by preaching to both women and men and by questioning Puritan teachings about salvation.
Colonial America A vast land settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants.
Colonial Period The time period from 1607-1776 where America was colonized.
European Colonies Areas that were colonized by European nations.
John Smith An English explorer, soldier and writer best known for his role in establishing the first permanent English colony in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia.
Roger Williams A Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island.
William Bradford A passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. He became the second Governor of Plymouth Colony and served for over 30 years.
William Penn Founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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