Age of Exploration
Why did the age of exploration begin?
They were looking for new trade routes to Asia
A person who travels seeking new discoveries is called what?
An Explorer
Why is Roanoke called " the lost colony"?
Becuase their leader sailed back to England for supplies and when he returned everyone had disappeared.
What is a separtist?
Someone who wishes to separate from the Church of England
What items did Asia have that people were in search of?
spices, silk, porcelain
What was Ponce de Leon looking for when he was exploring in Florida?
The Fountain of Youth
What Native American girl helped the Jamestown colony by giving them food?
Pocahontas
What is a colony?
A town/settlement owned by another Country far away
What did Europeans call the America's becuase they didn't know it existed until now?
The New World
Which explorer was the first to discover the New World, but mistakenly thought he had made it to Asia.
Christopher Columbus
What crop did Jamestown grow that helped them survive and make the money they came for?
Tobacco
Describe what the Southern Colonies were like.
Hot summers, mild winters
Jobs: people grew cash crops on large plantations
Slave labor
What is an archeologist?
Someone who studies artifacts from the past
Why do some people think we should not celebrate Columbus Day?
His cruel treatment of the Native Americans
Religious freedom for the pilgrims
What is an indentured servant?
A person who agrees to work for a number of years in order to have their passage to the New World paid for.
Name a motivation for that European explorers had to explore the new world?
Money/gold, to claim land, to spread Christianity
Holland and England sponsored this sailor to find a sea route to Asia. He explored a large river and a huge bay in Canada that is named after him today.
Henry Hudson
Squanto helped this settlement learn to grow crops and together they celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
Plymouth
Describe what life was like in the New England colonies. Ex:weather, jobs, etc.
Cold winters, mild summers
Jobs: shipbuilding and fishing
Founded for religious freedom
Pilgrims and Puritans lived here