Compléter US 8 Sem. Exam Review 19Version en ligne Use to study for Semester Exam par Steve Proctor 1 Spain food Quakers farmland tobacco sea astronomy Middle tolerance first farming Conquistadors Jamestown settle Canada nomads Columbus Puritans Plymouth Maya England Rocky land Inca bridge 13 Appalachian 3 Mexico Dutch In August we studied the 50 states some cities and physical features . We learned the Mtns . are in the east and the Mtns . are in the west . After geography we studied the theory and how Asian made their way across from Asia to Alaska , following their food . They were the people to populate the American Continent . We also looked at competing theories . With the development of , people began to and in and Central America great civilizations arose . There , the Olmec , , and Aztec made great advancements in math and . In South America the reigned . In 1492 began a wave of settlement to the Americas . Soon explorers and would seek gold and resources from the Continent . settled Mexico and the Gulf region . would create colonies along the Atlantic coast . France was in and for a time the were in New York . was the first successful English colony with , settled by the Pilgrims , to follow 13 years later . These developed into 13 colonies in regions . New England lacked but used the to make money . The Middle Colonies grew and shipped many good from NY . The Southern Colonies grew mostly cash crops like and Indigo . dominated New England . and many others found homes in the Colonies and the South was largely Anglican but with a relative for others .