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Colonization
Social Studies G8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| New England colonies | rocky soil, cold climate, harbors, fishing, lumber and shipbuilding; founded for religious freedom |
| Religious toleration | to escape religious persecution, Roger Williams left Massachusetts and founded Rhode island |
| Massachusetts | New England colony; Puritans/Pilgrims founded for religious freedom; Boston major port city |
| Middle colonies | rich farmland, moderate climate, grew oats, wheat, grain and raised livestock |
| Quakers | 1st anti-slavery group; lived in Pennsylvania |
| Southern Colonies | fertile soil, warm climate, cash crops, Transatlantic Slave Trade provided slave labor for plantations; founded mainly for economic reasons; Jamestown, Virigina |
| Maryland | founded for Catholics seeking religious freedom |
| Reasons for growth of representative/self | distance from Britain, Pilgrim's Mayflower Compact (social contract), Virigina House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, First Great Awakening, John Locke |
| Mercantilism | British controlled colonial trade; angered colonists |