English Colonies in America

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I. Directions; Fill in the blank using the word bank provided. Use section 2 of the iBook as a
resource.

1. A contract granted by the King or a business to start a new colony is called a _________.
2. A business made up of a group of investors who want to start a for pro!t colony in America is called
a ____________________.
3. This for-pro!t business company founded the Jamestown colony. __________
4. A form of economic system where the empire controls the trade, imports and exports of goods. It is
dependent on constant expansion and growth of new colonies. _____________________
5. A type of colonial economy where only a few crops are grown. A high risk/high reward type of
economics used in the southern colonies. __________________
6. A type of colonial economy, used in the New England and Middle colonies, where there is wide
variety of economics, such as farming, specialized labor, industry, shipbuilding and banking.

___________________
7. Name of the trade route from Europe, to Africa, to the Americas. ________________________
8. 1585-1590 English !rst a"empt to start a colony in America. It failed, and is known as the “Lost
Colony” because the se"lers disappeared. ___________
9. 1607, !rst permanent English colony in America. _____________
10. The strict leader of the Jamestown colony who kept it from failing with his tough leadership. “No
work, no food!”. ______________
11. A form of labor in the colonies where an immigrant from Europe couldn’t a#ord the journey
overseas, agreed to 5-7-year contract to work o# the journey, housing and food was called an

___________________.
12. Tobacco, co"on & indigo were these types of products grown in the southern colonies for pro!t
(Singular economy). ___________________