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Question: Colonial settlement!. 10 pts!!!!!
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1!. what feature on the northeast coast of the colonies forms an excellent area for ship-building and trading!?

2!.How did mercantilism benefit england!?

3!.what was the name of the first land reached in the new World by the pilgrims!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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1) Chesapeake Bay area (Baltimore Harbor) as well as two other areas, New York Harbor and also Roanoke Island
2)Mercantilism was the earliest form of Capitalism; providing profits, enabling the price of raw materials to be managed within a controlled environment!.!.!.!.all goods from the 'colonies' were monopolized
3) Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod (1620) was the first landing and exploratory area by 'Pilgrims' escaping the British Crown!.
1st colony was Jamestown, Virgina, 1607 (British Crown Colony)
2nd colony was Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620 (Pilgrim Colony)Www@QuestionHome@Com

The first place the Pilgrims landed was at Plymouth Rock!.

Shipbuilding in Northeast America was probably fueled by plentiful amounts of old-growth cedar and other rot-resistant wood that was good for shipbuilding!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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