Early Explorers
To travel or somewhere new or unfamiliar
What does colony mean?
A place ruled by another country in a different part of the world.
What mother country ruled the 13 colonies?
Great Britain
What was the climate of colonies in the Southern Region?
Why is it called Triangular Trade?
The trade of goods from mother countries to the colonies created a triangle shape.
What were the 3 G's that motivated explorers to explore?
God, Glory, Gold
What colonies are in the New England Colonies?
Connecticut Massachusetts
New Hampshire Rhode Island
What colonies are in the Middle Region?
Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
What colonies are in the Southern Region?
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia
What did the 13 colonies send to Europe? List some examples
Raw Materials- sugar, lumber, cotton
What countries are considered the Big 3?
What was the climate like in NE colonies?
Long cold winters, warm summers
What was the climate like in the middle colonies?
What was the geography like in the Southern region?
What did Europe send to Africa?
Guns, Clothing, Iron, Manufactured Goods
This explorer from Italy sailed for the Spanish crown and is discredited with discovering the Americas in 1492
Christopher Columbus
People in the New England Colonies were not successful in farming.. why not?
What resources did they have a lot of?
They had thick forests so they had a lot of lumber.
Describe the geography of the Middle Colony region
Rich soil, plains and rivers
What was the most important aspect of Southern Colony regions economy?
Large plantations to get resources like cotton, rice and indigo
What and for what reason did Africa send to the 13 colonies?
Slaves- They needed more people to work on the plantations to get more raw materials.
They were forced to give up their land, exposed to new diseases from the Europeans and some were enslaved.
What were important parts of their economy?
Shipbuilding, Whaling and Fishing
What were important parts of the economy in the middle colonies?
How did African Americans/Slaves impact South Carolina?
They introduced new ways of cooking to the South. They brought new knowledge of harvesting cash crops such as rice. They supplied labor on the plantations.
Describe the conditions of African Americans/ Slaves going to the colonies and their treatment there.
They were forced to travel in unsanitary conditions in a ship across the Atlantic- this was known as the Middle Passage. Once there, the slaves were subject to brutal conditions and harsh treatment. They were beaten and denied rights.