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Why was the colony of Jamestown established

To make money for the Virginia Company.

What is an example of a primary source

Primary sources (in history) are things such as documents produced at the time. A secondary source is something written later by a historian.

Good examples of primary source documents are legal notices, letters, diaries, newspapers, maps, flags, important documents, clothes, and even furniture.

Why did france support the colonists

Britain and France had been in an on-again-off-again series of wars for the better part of two centuries at the time, with the most recent example being what was called in Europe the Seven Years' War and in North America the French and Indian War. The government of France saw the revolution as a chance to weaken Britain in North America and divert British forces from Europe at little risk to France itself.

What the government of France did not see was that supporting democracy thousands of miles away might come back to bite them in the butt in a few years, when their own citizens noticed how well it was working out for the United States and decided they'd like some too. France supported the colonists because they opposed England.

What was the Great Wagon Road

A land route to the Carolina Piedmont

How did Paul Revere use the Boston Massacre

He used the Boston Massacre as a way to make the colonists angry with the British.

What was at the center of Enlightenment thought

Education and scientific discovery

What was one consequence of the widespread disease that killed many Native Americans

The loss of ancient tribal traditions and languages, as well as the reduction in their ability to wage war.

The Pilgrims/settlers were able to stay in abandoned villages and occupy traditional hunting grounds and fishing areas.

What did the colonies of the American South want to copy for their way of life

The class system of England and Europe

What was one way plantation owners defended the idea of owning slaves

By saying that non-Christian people could be slaves.

An effect of the great awakening was that

New Churches Formed To Challenge Established Religion

The emotion and language of the Great Awakening most affected the success of

Common Sense by Thomas Paine.

Edmund Andros allowed the Church of England to exist in New England. Who chose him as governor

Kings James I *apex*

Why was the land in the middle colonies attractive to

it offered rich land for farming

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