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Biography. com
Colonial America for Kids: the Thirteen Colonies
Ducksters.com
National Geographic.com
The Colonial Experience (US History.org)

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Christopher Columbus was born in Italy, but sailed for Spain on his most famous expedition. His plan was to sail west as a quicker, safer route from Europe to India and China. When he reached the Bahamas and explored several Caribbean islands, Columbus was convinced he had reached Asia.
One effect of his exploration was the Columbian Exchange, which increased sharing of plants, culture (positives) and disease and slavery (negatives). Either way, the world would never be the same.

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The 13 colonies split into 3 groups: the New England colonies that were made up of Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay , New Hampshire , and Rhode Island; the middle colonies had Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania; and the southern colonies which had Georgia. Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. From the beginning, with the Mayflower Compact, the settlers were determined to govern themselves and not be under the rule of the King. This prevented them from getting help from England as they struggled to survive and eventually led to war and independence.

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Reasons for colonial settlement in the english colonies 

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Reasons for colonial settlement in the english colonies 

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-to spread their religion
-to get more resources
- get rich or expand their businesses
- to farm their own land
-for more wood
- some were prisoners sent by British judges.

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The Columbian Exchange was when the old world and the new world started a trade route in the pacific ocean. Old World Explorers brought grains, livestock and produce such as peaches, pears and onions, as well as coffee. In return, they took back tobacco, turkeys, peanuts and vanilla and a variety of vegetables.
The increased interaction between the two places also led to the spread of diseases from the Old World to the New. Smallpox, Influenza, Typhus, Diphtheria, Measles and Malaria were deadly to the Native Americans, who had never been exposed to them before.

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The Mayflower Compact was a document signed on the Mayflower as it traveled from England to the New World. The document said that the pilgrims would govern themselves . It also guaranteed that settlers would get their land. Only men signed the document.
Choosing to govern themselves eventually led to the Revolutionary War and independence.

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Beringia was a land bridge between Asia and North America. The early Americans crossed because their prey was crossing the land bridge . These people became the first human settlers in the Americas. These people were Asian, but recent genetic evidence shows they became a unique people nearly 25,000 years ago. These groups eventually became tribes settling throughout the Americas.

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