13 Colonies CLOZE 44-47

Define the word "persecution."

This word means to attack someone based on who they are or what they believe.

Migration is often caused by _.

Persecution

Define the word "religion."

This word means the belief in a god or spirits.

A _ shows the order in which events happened.

timeline

What does the prefix "chrono-" refer to?

time

Define the words "chronological order."

This word means that things are organized based on the time when they happened.

Slaves arrived the European settlers arrived.

after

The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving _ the Puritans arrived.

before

Some European settlers came to North America to earn .

money

The Puritans and Pilgrims came for .

religious freedom

Poor Europeans came to have a _.

better life

Africans came because of ___.

slavery

True or False: Studying American history helps us understand things happening in America today.

True

Define the term "natural resource."

This word means something we can use to live that comes from nature (gold, silver, wood, water, animals, plants, etc.).

English __ wanted North American natural resources to get rich.

merchants

First, the merchants set up ___ in North America.

colonies

Second, the merchants sent people to look for ___.

gold and silver

When they didn't find gold and silver, the merchants sent settlers to in the colonies. They traded different natural resources.

live and work

True or False: Life was easy for the colonists that migrated to North America.

False

The settlers survived because the _ helped them.

Native Americans

The Virginia Colony obtained more settlers by promising _ for poor Europeans.

land

The settlers grew __ and the merchants became rich.

tobacco

English people living in ENGLAND participated in government by electing .

representatives

English people living in NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES wanted _ in government, too.

representation