Reasons for Exploration
The Colonies
Representative Government
Random
Slavery
100
Why did the Spanish from Spain come to the new world? (2 reasons)
Gold and to spread their religion
100
What conditions made the colonies perfect for the plantation system?
- Warm climate and long growing season
- Plentiful rain
100
Name a document that helped colonists believe in having a role in government.
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
100
The settlers traveled across what body of water from Europe to North America?
Atlantic Ocean
100
Who did the Europeans try to enslave first in the "New World"?
Native Americans
200
Why did the Puritans from England come to the colonies?
For religious freedom
200
What were the New England colonies known for?
- Fishing
-Ship Building
- Subsistence Farming
200
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights help create what kind of government today?
Representative Democracy
200
Which territory represents the 13 colonies?
Territory 1 or Territory I
200
Why were there a large number of slaves in Virginia?
Due to a need to work the plantations/farms.
300
Why did the French come to the "New World"?
They were FUR traders.
300
Why were the middle colonies called the "Bread Basket" colonies?
These colonies grew large amounts of grain.
300
What document established the principles of self-government in Plymouth?
The Mayflower Compact
300
The Colonial Era includes what topics? (Give me 2)
- Reasons for Exploration
- Founding of the 13 Colonies
- Mercantilism
- Transatlantic Slave Trade
300
What was the Transatlantic Slave trade?
An oceanic trade in African men, women, and children.
400
What are the three G's of exploration?
Gold, God, Glory
400
Which colony's economy would be based on farming?
Southern Colonies
400
What was the purpose of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
It began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies.
400
Name two colonies that are a part of the 13 colonies.
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Virginia
400
What were the primary reasons for the transatlantic slave trade?
- The profitability of cash crops agriculture
- Workers for plantations
500
Name the economic system that benefitted England the mother country. (Hint: It took raw materials from the "New World", sent them to the mother country who made goods, and then sent the goods back to the "New World" to sell.
Mercantilism
500
Which colony had rocky soil and could not grow "cash crops". Clue: They were industrial
New England Colonies
500
Name the document that helped make decisions about government and religion.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
500
What was the "First Great Awakening"?
A religious revival. A period where people began to think differently about their political rights.
500
How many slaves are estimated to have been brought to America?
12 million