Exploration and Exchange
What does the compass allow sailors to determine?
Direction (North, South, East, West)
Which conquistador led the conquest of the Aztecs? Double points if you identify what European country he was from.
(Hernan) Cortés; Spain
Tobacco
This colony region had good ports and rich forests... perfect for shipbuilding.
New England
These are the Middle Colonies.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
List the OLD WORLD continents and NEW WORLD continents.
OW: Africa, Asia, Europe
NW: North America, South America
After the Aztec Empire was conquered, what did it become?
New Spain
SURPRISE: Is your textbook a primary or secondary source?
Secondary
The House of Burgesses and plantation agriculture characterized this region.
Southern
Which European colony settled the colony at Roanoke?
Europe
List something Christopher Columbus did on his first expedition to the New World that showed a lack of respect for the native islanders.
Kidnapping, planning to invade, claiming the island for Spain, etc.
Which European country generally had a positive (fur) trading relationship with the local natives? Most of their settlements were in modern Canada.
France
Squanto, Samoset, or Massasoit
[Bonus: Patuxet, Abenaki, or Wampanoag]
This colony region started with Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and grew to include fishing, whaling, trade and other sea-based business.
New England
These are the Southern Colonies.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
List at least three categories of "stuff" that moved back and forth between the Old and New World during the Columbian Exchange.
People, animals, plants, disease, technology.
Which Spanish monk argued against the way Spain was conquering, colonizing, and enslaving the New World?
(Bartolomé) de las Casas
Which English settler befriended Pocahontas, negotiated successfully with Powhatan, and forced the Jamestown settlers to work on planting crops?
John Smith
The region was known for growing grain and was populated by people from different parts of Europe (not just England).
The Middle Colonies
These are the New England colonies.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
What does the astrolabe allow sailors to do? You must be specific.
Determine latitude
Which European country established New Amsterdam to participate in the fur trade? Eventually their colonies were taken by the English and renamed "New York".
The Dutch/The Netherlands
TWO JOHNS: Which John established the colony at Roanoke then went home for resupply? Which John brought tobacco to Virginia and married Pocahontas?
John White; John Rolfe
This colonial region was known for its productive grain farms and was the "breadbasket" of the colonies.
Middle
What was the House of Burgesses and why was it important? (BOTH parts)
It was an early form of government for the colonies, and it allowed colonists to have a say in law by selecting their own representatives.