26-27 Unit 2, Important Cities

Because it became the first permanent English settlement in North America

Because its settlers mysteriously disappeared with little evidence of what happened

Because it was founded by Spanish explorers instead of English settlers

Because it was the most successful early colony

To find religious freedom like the Pilgrims

To create a base for the fur trade

To search for gold and economic opportunities for England

To escape political conflicts in Europe

They were looking for gold and silver like Jamestown settlers

They wanted religious freedom to separate from the Church of England

They were sent by Spain to explore new lands

They were escaping the French and Indian War

Large plantations growing tobacco and rice

Cold climate with small farms and an economy based on trade, fishing, and shipbuilding

Rich soil for growing cotton

A focus on religious tolerance for all groups

They only grew cotton and tobacco

They had a strict religious culture like the Puritans

They were known as the "breadbasket" colonies because of their grain production

They were the least diverse colonies in terms of religion and culture

Shipbuilding and trade

Fishing and whaling

Large plantations producing cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo

Manufacturing and ironworking