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Exploration
What was the main result of Columbus' voyage? |
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| European nations began competing for colonies in the "New World", add to their wealth |
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Colonization
General reasons for colonization in the New World |
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| religions freedom, economic gain, European rivalries |
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| Cultural mingling, included food, animals, diseases |
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Northwest passage
What was the northwest pasage? Did anyone find it? |
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| a water route through north america to asia; there is no such thing as the northwest passage |
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| first permanent English settlement in North America |
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| 1620-first true example of self-government in the Americas, written by Pilgrims, majority rule |
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| Virginia House of Burgesses |
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| first representative assembly in colonial America |
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| Quaker, founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| 1st written Constitution in America |
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| founder of Georgia-haven for debtors |
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