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Early Colonies

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Which colony is known as the "lost colony"? Roanoke
What was the first successful English settlement in North America? Jamestown
What challenges did the settlers of Jamestown face? Disease, lack of food and supplies, conflict with Native Americans
What cash crop allowed Jamestown to be successful? Tobacco
Why did the Pilgrims come to America? Religious freedom
What was the name of the colony established by the Pilgrims? Plymouth
Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to _____________. fish, trap animals, plant crops
What was the name of the colony established by the Puritans? Massachusetts Bay Colony
Which region had a short growing season and rocky soil? New England
Which region had a warm climate and long growing season? Southern Colonies
Which region was known as the breadbasket of the colonies? Middle Colonies
The French and Indian War was fought over _____ in North America. Land
Who won the French and Indian War? England
How did the French and Indian War increase tension between England and its American colonies? Britain was in debt from the war and made the colonists pay taxes
Which region relied on slave labor to work the plantations? Southern colonies
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