Multiple Choice
What country started the Age of Exploration by sailing underneath Africa to reach Asia?
Portugal
Horrific boat trip from Africa to the Americas for slaves
Middle Passage
These colonies would rely on agriculture for their economy as they had warm weather good for farming.
Southern Colonies
Which colonies were #1 on the second map on the back page of your study guide?
New England
A three way trade between Europe, the new world, and Africa. Raw materials from the new world would go to Europe, goods from Europe would go to Africa and slaves would go from Africa to the Americas.
Triangular Slave Trade
What country was the first to try to sail west to get to Asia but landed in the Americas instead?
Spain
A person who came to America from Europe or Africa to work for someone for 4-7 years. Then, they were able to freely live in the colony. This system would be later replaced by slavery.
Indentured Servant
These colonies were the most northern colonies that were mostly there for religious freedom. They made money through fishing, trading fur, and cutting down lumber rather than farming
New England Colonies
Which country colonized #2 on the first map on the last page of your study guide?
England
Group of Christians that were persecuted in England for "separating" themselves from the Church of England
Separatists
What continent were explorers trying to reach from Europe in order to get wealthy from resources and spices?
Asia
Mixing of animal, plant, and bacterial life between Europe and the Americas
Columbian Exchange
These colonies were from New York to Delaware and were the most diverse of the regions. They farmed grain and made money through industrialization
Middle Colonies
Which country colonized #3 on the first map on the last page of your study guide?
Spain
Spanish explorers that were known as conquerors as they ruthlessly conquered the Native Americans in Meso and South America
Conquistadors
What was the name of the African Mali Empire ruler who was the richest person ever in history? AND what was one of the most prosperous cities in Africa that was a learning and trade hub?
Mansa Musa and Timbuktu
This was created by the Pope to split up the new World between Portugal and Spain
Treaty of Tordesillas
What was the name of the first British colony in the modern day United States that lasted
Jamestown
Which country colonized #4 on the first map on the last page of your study guide?
Portugal
What were the three reasons the explorers wanted to explore new land and colonize different parts of the world?
God, Gold, Glory
How did the Medieval African Empires gain most of their wealth? AND what did many African Kingdoms turn to to try to keep their wealth once Europeans stopped trading through land?
This is when a country exports more than they import to make a profit. Europe's philosophy during the Age of Exploration
Mercantilism
What was the name of the first British colony in the modern day United States where the people mysteriously disappeared and the colony did not last?
Roanoke
Which country colonized #1 on the first map on the last page of your study guide?
France
What were three new inventions responsible for the Age of Exploration?
Carracks, Compass, Printing Press