Exploration
Which European country was responsible for conquering the Aztec and Inca Civilizations?
Spain
Which European explorer was the first to make landfall in the western hemisphere and led to other explorers claiming land in the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
How were the motivation of the settlers that settled in Jamestown, Virgnia different from those who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts?
The Jamestown settlers were hoping to get rich from gold and eventually make their wealth through cash crops. The Pilgrms came for religious freedom.
Who won the French and Indian War?
Which colony was established as a barrier against the Spanish?
Georgia
Which European country engaged in fur trade, developed strong alliances with the Native Americans, and settled in parts of Canada?
France
Who dissented against Puritans and was banished from Massachusetts?
Anne Hutchinson or Roger Williams
How did European countries profit from colonization?
By gaining raw materials that they used to turn into manufactured goods
Why was the French and Indian War fought?
Both the French and British claimed the Ohio River Valley
Why did the Southern colonies not have many cities?
DAILY DOUBLE
They were made up of more farms that were spread out.
Which European country had their settlement conquered by the English?
Netherlands
Who was a Quaker that founded Pennsylvania as a place of religious toleration?
William Penn
What did the Mayflower Compact establish and why was this necessary?
Self-Government because they needed to maintain law and order while they were so far away from England.
What were 2 major effects of the French and Indian War?
DAILY DOUBLE
The British gained land all the way to the Mississippi River.
France gave up their land in North American.
The British had a large war debt and began taxing the colonies.
Name 2 colonies that practiced religious toleration.
DAILY DOUBLE
Pennsylvania, Maryland, or Rhode Island
What is the transfer of plants, animals, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere known as?
Columbian Exchange
What religious group settled in Massachusetts and was not tolerant of those that dissented against them?
Puritans
A person that signs a contract to work for a period of time in exchage for passage to America and some land upon completion of their contract.
An indentured servant
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It declared that the colonists could not settle west of the Applachian Mountains. They ignored it.
Diversity in economy, people, and geography existed in this region.
Middle Colonies
Northwest Passage
Who was the founder of Georgia and established it as a debtors colony?
James Ogelthorpe
Which colonial region provided for public education and why?
New England. Many families wanted their children to learn to read the bible
Why did more Native Americans ally with the French compared to the British?
The French formed better relationships and alliances through the fur trade. The Native Americans had less conflict with the French.
Subsistence Farming, Shipbuilding, Abundant Forests.
Which region does this describe?
New England Colonies