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Why was the colony of Jamestown established

To make money for the Virginia Company.

What was one result of the French and Indian War

Results of the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, included:

  • Increased taxes on the American colonists to pay for the war
  • England acquired the former French territories in Canada and owned all the land from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi river.
  • French from Acadia were expelled and migrated to Louisiana, forming the Cajun culture
  • settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains was forbidden by the Crown
  • England acquired formerly French territory in the Caribbean and in India.
  • King George III taxed American colonists to pay for the war.
  • King George III would not let colonists settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Results of French and Indian War

Cause of French Indian war

How were the West African kingdoms involved in the slave trade

they sold other Africans to slave traders

The West African tribes, waged war with each other in order to raid and captured people from rival tribes which they then transported to the coast and sold to slave traders. It was a lucrative business for them and made the coastal tribes very rich and powerful.

Why did Isabella and Ferdinand give Columbus money to pay for his first journey

They hoped he would find a new trade route to Asia.

What was one reason William Penn was given land in the middle colonies

The king owed him money.

To allow Quakers to escape persecution in England.

Why did many planters from Barbados relocate to the Carolina colony

Carolina offered more space for growing sugarcane.

What religious group dominated the middle colonies

None; the middle colonies had a very diverse religious population.

What is a primary source

A record that is made during or right after an event

What are some different meanings of the term 'formerly'

In general the term 'formerly' represents something that was in the past or at a previous time. It can be used to describe something that was or had been.

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