Motivation for Colonization
The main motivation for European Colonization & Exploration.
What is...
The search for wealth and a trade route to Asia
Many Indigenous populations died due to the Europeans bringing & spreading this.
What is...
Diseases
Plymouth(Pilgrims), Massachusetts Bay Colony(Puritans), and Pennsylvania(Quakers) all started their colonies for this reason.
What is...
Religious Freedom
Definition of Cash Crop
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A crop grown to sell for profit
Definition of Treaty
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A formal agreement between two groups or countries.
Many European explorers wanted to convert the people in the Americas to this religion
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Christianity
When the Europeans came, this was a major point of conflict for the Indigenous people.
What is...
The colonist taking the land from the Natives
Describe the lives of the colonists in Jamestown when they first arrived to America
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The conditions were very bad, many died from starvation and diseases they received from mosquitos
Definition of Representative Democracy
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A government where citizens elect leaders to make decisions for them.
Definition of Colony
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a territory far from the country that controls it
The French traded this object with the Natives, forming a mutually beneficial relationship.
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Fur
The English colonies’ expansion often caused this type of relationship with Indigenous peoples.
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Conflict or violent interactions
How did the Massachusetts Bay Colony(Puritans) justify taking the land from the Natives?
Claimed the Indigenous didn't have any fences and had more land than they needed.
The House of Burgesses was the first example of
What is...
a representative democracy
Definition of Glory
What is...
great honor, fame, or praise for doing something impressive.
The name of the all-water route to Asia the Europeans were looking for
Northwest Passage
True or False: The relationship between the E.U. and I.P. was always bad and never positive. Explain
False, they initially had positive relationships but due to the treatment of the Natives, these groups quickly fell into conflict.
People believe this is what happened to Roanoke, "The Lost Colony"
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Historians believe that Roanoke may have assimilated/joined w/ the Natives at Croatoan.
Significance of the Mayflower Compact
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The Mayflower Compact formed a system of self governance for the Pilgrims, which would influence the United States' Constitution.
Definition of Negotiate
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To talk with someone to reach an agreement or solve a problem.
This was a major consequence of European Colonization (Hint: doesn't have to do with the Natives)
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The destruction and major changes of the local environment
Finish the sentence: European Colonization & Exploration led to...
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The decline of the Native population due to diseases & land loss.
These are 2 similarities between Roanoke and Jamestown
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Both are British Colonies & Both had bad relationships with the Natives
Describe the difference between France's motivation for exploration and Great Britain(England)
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France was looking to establish fur-trapping colonies to support the fur trade while Great Britain was looking to create raw material-producing colonies.
Definition of Assimilation
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To adopt the culture or practices of another group.