Unit 1: The Exploration and Settlement of North America
What are the “three G’s?” How are they related to the Age of Exploration?
These are the three categories that describe many European nations’ motivations for exploring the New World.Gold, God, and Glory
How was the early Louisiana territory divided?
into the Upper and Lower Louisiana
What are the unalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence?
The right to liberty, life, and the pursuit of happiness
What are the reasons France was motivated to send people to the New World?
They wanted to be partners in the fur trade. They wanted to find the Northwest Passage. They wanted to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
Describe the climate in the New England colonies
Cool. Long snowy winters with freezing temperatures lasted more than half the year. The growing season was short for farmers.
What made the Spanish Louisiana colony more stable than French colonial Louisiana?
The monarchy appointed capable leaders and distributed large annual subsidies
What is the foundational American Revolutionary slogan, arguing that imposing taxes without direct representation in Parliament is tyranny?
"No taxation without representation"
What is the challenges did settlers face when they arrived in Jamestown?
They arrived during a drought, so there was not enough water. The land was not in good condition to grow food. They didn’t know how to farm. They were vulnerable to sickness.
How did the trading of goods and services make the colonies interdependent?
They depended on different regions to help them get things they wanted or needed but could not get in their own region. They could also provide other regions with things that were only in their own region.
What is the cabildo?
It is a municipal city council and judicial system with 10 or more members who could inherit or buy their seats.
What did Benjamin Franklin’s Albany Plan of Union call for?
The plan called for a unified colonial government, delegates from each colony to meet and help with issues that impacted the colonies, and a British royal governor to lead the government
What are the examples of challenges faced by every European explorer’s journey?
The Fear of the unknown, inadequate supplies for long voyages, limited maps of the New World, poor navigation tools, risk of disease, and starvation
What is the Middle Passage?
It is the second part of the triangular trade in which enslaved African people were sent from Africa to the Americas.
What are three accomplishments of the Gens de Couleur Libres in Louisiana?
They bought property and houses. They invested their money. They were skilled trade workers. Many free women found empowerment through the Catholic Church.
What were the advantages the American soldiers had against the British?
They knew the geography of the land. They had good leaders. They had strong alliances with foreign powers. They were willing to use new military tactics
How did the appearance of European explorers in the Americas negatively impact Native American cultures?
European people and practices dominated North America and caused many Native American traditions and customs to be lost. Europeans didn’t hesitate to push out Native American people and cultures because they believed they were not equal to those of Europe
What are “slave codes?”
Ideas that supported race-based slavery and deprived African Americans—both enslaved and free—of rights and protections.
What are the ways Native Americans were negatively impacted by French settlers?
They spread diseases, attacked tribes, took over their lands, and tried to forcibly assimilate Native American people into European culture
What are the challenges George Washington faced while training his soldiers?
They were mostly untrained volunteers. The army didn’t have many supplies or proper uniforms. They also faced cold and hunger