Age of Exploration
What did all explores want?
Gold, Glory, God
What was the land and weather like in the New England colonies?
Cold winters and rocky soil
Why was the Mid Atlantic Colony called the "Bread Basket Colony"?
They grew a lot of wheat
What was the climate like in the Southern Colonies?
Warm Climate
What country paid for Christopher Columbus’ explorations?
Spain
What were some of the ways the New England colonist work? (Their Main jobs)
Fishing, Whaling, Shipbuilding
How was the climate of the Mid-Atlantic colonial region?
Mild Climate
What is a plantation?
a large farm for growing cash crops
Which Spanish explorer visited what is today the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England colonies?
the rocky soil and harsh winters
This region of colonies was the MOST tolerant of people practicing different religions.
True or False
True
What were the plants called "cash crops"
Tabaco, Cotton, Rice
Why did European explorers bring a lot of food and supplies on their trips to North America?
Explorers did not know how long it would take them to reach land.
What is one reason New England colonists hunted whales?
Whale blubber was used as oil for lamps.
What was another name for the people who lived in the Mid Atlantic Colonies?
Quakers
How did most colonists make a living in the Southern colonies?
by farming
What is one obstacle Vasco Núñez de Balboa faced while exploring?
He had to travel through dense jungles.
What were the New England Colonist also called?
Puritans
True or False: Students mostly learned at home.
True
True or False: Religions were very strict in the Southern colnies
False