Question

57 points!!!Directions: Fill in the blank. If two answers are needed, both must be correct.

31. Most colonists came to the New World for________ __________ and __________ ____________


32. The ________ colonies operated on a plantation system.


33. These two colonies,___________, ___________ started out as Dutch Colonies but were taken by the British.


34. These two colonial founders, _________ and _________ were kicked out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony because they opposed Puritan leaders.

Answer 1

31. The motivations were the desire for riches, the hope of freedom of religion, or freedom from imprisonment, debt, or slavery. All of these people and these reasons contributed to America's early settlement.

32. Economics in the colonies: Both the Chesapeake and Southern colonies had rich soil and temperate climates which made large-scale plantation farming possible.

33. Conflict between the two countries meant parts of the region changed hands several times, but by 1796 Britain had control of the region. The Netherlands ceded the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice to Britain in 1814.

34. Religious dissident Roger Williams and his midwife were banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the General Court of Massachusetts. Williams had spoken out against the right of civil authorities to punish religious dissension and to confiscate Native American land.