Miscellaneous
The conquest, exploitation, and political rule of a territory by a foreign country for its own economic and political benefit.
Colonialism / Colonization
The transfer of people, plants, animals, and diseases back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean.
Cap or No Cap: All of the European explorers sailed for their nationality. (If Cap, give us an example of one)
This was the name of England's first permanent settlement in North America.
Jamestown
Decide whether the region we discussed in class being described is Indigenous or an English colony region and identify it.
Abundant rivers and forests along a rich coastal environment where totem poles displayed wealth and social status.
Indigenous-Northwest Coast
The first colonizer (European nation) to successfully establish a settlement in North America
The Spanish - St. Augustine
Name a crop that was native to the New World
corn, potatoes, and squash
Cap or No Cap: Scientists widely believe that the earliest people in the Americas migrated on foot from Asia to present-day North America.
No Cap
This cash crop became extremely important to Jamestown's survival and economy.
Tobacco
Decide whether the region we discussed in class being described is Indigenous or an English colony region and identify it.
Wide, flat grasslands with few trees where they depended heavily on buffalo for food, tools, and clothing. They lived in tipis to follow migrating herds of animals on seasonal cycles.
Indigenous-Great Plains
Identify the 3 G's of European Exploration.
Gold, God, Glory
The French and Dutch were rivals over this commodity / natural resource.
Fur
Cap or No Cap: The Dutch colonized the largest area in the Americas
That's Cap (False) - Spanish
What is the lost English colony off the coast of present-day North Carolina?
Roanoke
Decide whether the region we discussed in class being described is Indigenous or an English colony region and identify it.
It has a moderate climate and the landscape ranges from the rich soil of coastal areas to fertile farmland and rolling hills with an economy focused on farming, shipbuilding, and trade.
English colony region-Middle Colonies
Pre-Columbian city with an advanced civilization of Indigenous peoples located in the Mississippi River region, specifically near present-day St. Louis, Missouri.
Cahokia
Where did the French successfully expand their territory in North America?
From Quebec to the Mississippi River region
Cap or No Cap: Indigenous cultures, or ways of life, were the same in all regions of North America.
That's Cap (False)
New Amsterdam / New Netherland
Decide whether the region we discussed in class being described is Indigenous or an English colony region and identify it.
This region featured broad rivers and vast wetlands that gradually merged with the sea. The soil and the hot, wet climate were ideal for growing tobacco, rice, and other cash crops
English colony region-Southern Colonies
Which English settlement was founded by settlers (Pilgrims) motivated by religious freedom and signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620?
Plymouth / Massachusetts
Explain the long-term effects (human consequences) the Columbian Exchange had on the New World.
Forced migration led to an increase in indentured servitude and enslavement.
Cap or No Cap: The early European explorers were successful in finding a westward all-water route from Europe to Asia
That's Cap (False) - unsuccessful
The Spanish successfully protected St. Augustine from which threatening European power in the 1500s?
The French
Decide whether the region we discussed in class being described is Indigenous or an English colony region and identify it.
Forested regions with rivers and lakes where they farmed, hunted, and fished. They lived in longhouses / wigwams and formed the Iroquois Confederacy, an early example of tribal democracy.
Indigenous-Eastern Woodlands