European Exploration
What were two major reasons European countries explored North America?
To find valuable resources and wealth, discover new trade routes to Asia, claim land, and gain political power.
What English colony was founded in Virginia in 1607?
Jamestown.
What was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean called?
The Middle Passage
What major river connected Louisiana settlements to inland areas and supported transportation and trade?
The Mississippi River.
What major river connected Louisiana settlements to inland areas and supported transportation and trade?
The Mississippi River.
Who were the French-speaking people expelled from Acadia by the British?
The Acadians.
What water route were European explorers hoping to find to reach Asia?
The Northwest Passage.
What cash crop helped Jamestown become economically successful?
Tobacco.
What cash crop helped Jamestown become economically successful?
Tobacco.
What trade network connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
The Triangular Trade.
Who was the French colonial leader associated with founding New Orleans?
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
What cultural group developed from the history of Acadians who settled in Louisiana?
The Cajuns.
What economic system required colonies to supply resources and goods to benefit the country that controlled them?
Mercantilism.
What was the name of the early elected representative assembly in Virginia?
The House of Burgesses.
What was the name of the early elected representative assembly in Virginia?
The House of Burgesses.
What labor system required a person to work for a set period in exchange for passage or assistance?
Indentured servitude.
What early French settlement was important for trade and contact with Spanish Texas?
Natchitoches.
What Spanish official took control of Louisiana in 1769 and enforced Spanish authority?
Alejandro O’Reilly.
What is the term for a group or chain of islands?
Archipelago.
What agreement did the Pilgrims create to establish rules and govern their community?
The Mayflower Compact.
What agreement did the Pilgrims create to establish rules and govern their community?
The Mayflower Compact
What labor system treated enslaved people as property and made slavery permanent and hereditary?
Chattel slavery.
What French colonial law code regulated slavery and the status and treatment of enslaved people?
The Code Noir.
What French phrase means free people of color?
Gens de couleur libres.
Which four European countries competed for land and influence in North America?
Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands.
Which colonial region relied heavily on fishing, shipbuilding, trade, and small farms because of its geography?
The New England colonies.
Which colonial region relied heavily on fishing, shipbuilding, trade, and small farms because of its geography?
The New England colonies
How did the demand for cash crops on plantations contribute to the growth of the Atlantic slave trade?
Plantations needed large amounts of labor to grow and harvest cash crops. Enslavers increasingly forced Africans into slavery to provide that labor.
What term describes competition between countries for land, resources, trade, and influence?
Colonial rivalry.
What does the term secular mean when describing government?
Separate from religious institutions or religious control