Here are the answers to your questions based on the provided information:
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Why was the economy in the New England Colonies different from the economy in the Middle Colonies?
Response: The settlers in the Middle Colonies used resources from the forest to trade for needed goods. -
According to this excerpt from the text, what was the main accomplishment of the Jamestown settlers?
Response: setting up a protected colony -
How was the initial reason most settlers came to New Netherland different from the reasons most settlers came to the surrounding English colonies?
Response: The English mostly came for religious reasons while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to gain wealth in the booming fur trade. -
What was one reason for the establishment of the colony of Rhode Island?
Response: Roger Williams believed in religious tolerance which wasn’t practiced in Massachusetts. -
Based on your text and this reading, why was land near water so important for French settlers?
Response: Settlers relied on water routes for transportation. -
What is The Mayflower Compact?
Response: a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing -
Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?
Response: To discover a new sea route to Asia
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