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Question | Answer |
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what was a chief economic cause for colonization in the America's? | money, land, and religious reasons. Europe wanted access to new markets and goods. (mercantilism) |
when was the colony of Jamestown founded? | 1607 |
what main reasons motivated British colonization of North America? | Freedom of religious and political freedom, economic opportunity, social mobility |
what religious group was Maryland home to? | Catholics |
what religious group was Pennsylvania home to? | Quakers |
The development of representative government in the colonies was due to what condition? | Neglect by England, economic factors in England, religious persecution |
Why was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in the growth of representative government? | First Constitiution in the colonies |
How were respresentative chosen in the Virginia House of Burgesses? | Male, White, Landowners |
How did religious leaders contribute to the growth of representative government in the thirteen colonies? | Encouraged and helped develop forms of self-government and representative government |