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For common people in England, the colonies offered

A
less available land but more jobs.
B
more available land but fewer jobs.
C
more land and more jobs.
D
fewer opportunities than they had in England.
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Colonists in developed a wide range of industries, such as shipbuilding.

A
the middle colonies
B
New England
C
the southern colonies
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Puritans came to the colonies looking for .

A
treasure
B
religious persecution
C
religious freedom
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Choose the right phrases that can complete this sentence. Check any of the boxes that apply.The English colonists

A
avoided settling by rivers due to the risks of flooding.
B
often settled by rivers, which provided fresh water and fish.
C
used rivers to travel faster than they could on land.
D
used rivers to provide electricity for manufacturing.
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Choose the right phrase to complete this sentence.The New England region

A
had the best farmland in the English colonies.
B
had the worst soil for farming of the English colonial regions.
C
was south of the Appalachian Mountains.
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The mildest winters and hottest summers were found in the .

A
New England colonies
B
middle colonies
C
southern colonies
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What does this southern colonist blame for the widespread sickness in his colony?

A
The colonists brought the diseases with them.
B
The country itself causes the sickness.
C
The colonists are too weak and poor to resist the diseases.
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Choose the right phrase to complete this sentence.The Appalachian Mountains

A
run east to west, dividing the colonies into northern and southern regions.
B
run north and south all the way into what is now Canada.
C
run along the eastern coast of North America.
D
are small and were of little importance to the early colonists.
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Farmers in had the shortest growing season in the English colonies.

A
New England
B
Middle colonies
C
southern colonies

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