Lesson 1
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Divided North and South America between Spain and Portugal. An imaginary line was drawn from the the North Pole to the South pole
Who did Queen Elizabeth give a royal charter to go explore America
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who were the signers of the Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims
Who was Robert de La Salle?
He was a French explorer who explored the Mississippi River Valley. He named it Louisiana after the French king, Louis XIV
What is the House of Burgesses?
The first representative legislative body in North America; established in the colony of Virginia
What is a Spanish Missions?
Spanish settlers used Indigenous peoples as laborers and, in addition, wanted to convert them to Christianity.
Why did Queen Elizabeth send Sir Walter Raleigh over to America to explore?
She (England) wanted resources and colonies like Spain had in New Spain
What was the significance/importance of the Mayflower Compact?
It promised to make decisions as a group. It was their way to form a sense of government amongst themselves
Who was Henry Hudson?
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who agrees to work without pay for someone else for a set time
What is the significance of St. Augustine being built/settled on the water?
What were the goals of the Virginia Company?
Their goal was to send over settlers who could bring back goods and resources. They wanted to sell goods, find gold and silver, and export raw materials
What was the punishment for someone in the Massachusetts Bay Colon (a Puritan community) if they did not worship as expected/told?
They were either publicly shamed and put in a pillory in the town square or kicked out of the community
What was the Northwest Passage?
A northern sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans that would shorten the route between Europe and Asia
How did the geography and climate of the Virginia colonies help the Virginia Company make money?
In the Treaty of Tordesillas, what did Portugal have to give up?
Who did John Rolfe marry?
Pocahontas
What do the Pilgrims and Puritans have in common?
They both left England to head to North America in order to be able to worship freely
What were both the French and Dutch looking for as they explored and competed for control in North America
Northwest Passage
How did the Virginia Company's offer of land to settlers help representative government develop in Virginia?
In England, people could participate in government if they owned land. The Virginia Company transferred this practice to the English colonies. As English colonists became more involved in government, they created a system of representative government like the one in England. Towns would elect representatives to represent them in the House of Burgesses
What was Spain's settlement strategy for New Spain in the 1600s?
Who is John Rolfe and what important thing did he do in Jamestown? (hint: think about an important cash crop)
He was an English settler who might have single- handedly saved the colony at Jamestown. He introduced tobacco, which was the first cash crop the colony exported for sale.
What was the relationship like between American Indians and English settlers in New England? (Hint: Thanksgiving)
American Indians often cooperated with English settlers. For example, the Pilgrims and Wampanoag people traded and protected one another
What type of trade were both the Dutch and French focused on?
Fur trade
Name a difference between the Puritans and the Pilgrims (hint: Virginia Company vs Massachusetts Bay Company)
The Pilgrims could not pay for there journey, so they agreed to work for 7 years as payment to the Virginia Company who paid for their voyage. The Puritans made their own company, the Massachusetts Bay Company, and had more control and trade over their economy.