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Chapter 3

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What land did Spain, England & France claim in North America? Spain-Florida and New Mexico France-Mississippi Valley England - east coast
What states make up the northern colonies? Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire & Massachusetts
What states make up the southern colonies? Tennessee, North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina & Virginia
What states make up the middle colonies? New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania & New York
Who settled the northern colonies? Puritans
How did the Puritans make a living? Shipbuilding, whaling & fishing
Who settled the middle colonies? Dutch, Swedes, Germans & Quakers
How did the settlers of the middle colonies make a living? farming & industry
Who settled the southern colonies? wealthy English planters
How did the settlers of the southern colonies make a living? plantation farming
What problems did the English settlers face that encouraged them to immigrate to America? poverty, crime, homelessness & unemployment
Why did the settlers come to America? they wanted adventure, some were forced, a better life and for religious freedom
Two groups of people moved to the Carolina colony. Who were they? Barbadian planters and Virginia farmers
Two groups of people moved to the Carolina colony. Where did they settle? Barbadian farmers-Charlestown Virginia Farmers-Albemarle region
How would you describe the Carolina colony land? It had a hot, damp climate, forests, plains and rich soil
What is cash crops? crops grown on plantations and planted for the purpose of sale
Who settled in Forsyth County and allowed the church to control their lives? the Moravians
What was Culpepper's Rebellion? It was when the colonists opposed the Navigation Acts
Why was North Carolina's economy slow to develop? They had weak leadership, poor roads, few deep harbors & unnavigable rivers
What was the Lord's Proprietors goal for the colony? they wanted to make England's economy stronger & make the English merchants rich
What was given to the Lord's Proprietors? the Carolina colony
Who was an American legend for his Indian hunting methods? Daniel Boone
What is an export? when you send goods out of the country for sale or trade
What is an import? when a product is brought into the country for sale or trade
Where is North Carolina's only deep water port? Wilmington
What is the French Indian War? conflict between two European countries for control of America
How far does the Great Wagon Road run? from Pennsylvania to Georgia
What was the first town founded in North Carolina called? Bath
What is the Granville District? the northern half of the North Carolina colony owned by a Lord's Proprietor
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