Vocabulary
But Why?
Claimed by________
Significant Figures
Risky Business
100

What is motivation?

Why some does something - the "why"

100

Why did European explorers come to the Americas?

The 3 G's - Gold, God, Glory

100

Massachusetts

Great Britain

100

Who is Christopher Columbus?

A navigator/explorer who navigated the Americas

100

What are the 3 types of government that were in the 13 colonies?

Provincial, Proprietary, and Charter

200

What are imports?

What is being received

(spending money/buying)

200

Why did the Europeans want to settle in areas that had access to the ocean?

For trading

200

Louisiana

French

200

What colony did William Penn discover?

Pennsylvania

200

Name 2 industries that were developed in the colonies.

Wood/Lumber, Fishing, Grain, Tourism/Trade, Plantation Agriculture (specifically Cotton & tobacco), & cash crops


300

What is a cash crop?

A crop that is grown to be sold or traded for profit, rather than for the farmer's personal use.

300

Why do people claim Columbus discovered America?

Columbus pushed the natives off of their lands, forcing them to migrate somewhere else - taking the credit of discovering America

300

Ecuador

Spain

300

Why is Benjamin Franklin considered a Founding Father?

Franklin was the only man to sign the three key documents in the birth of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution.

300

What 3 countries were involved in the Transatlantic Triangular Trade?

Europe, Africa, and N America

400

What is mercantilism?

economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.

400

Why did the British enforce an economic policy of mercantilism in the colonies?

To make profit/money - make more money than they are spending

400

Georgia

Great Britain

400

An early leader of the Jamestown Colony

John Smith

400

Which government type is self-governed: Provincial, Proprietary, Charter

Charter

500

What is an economic policy?

 The set of rules used by the government to regulate economic activity .

500

Why is the Mayflower Compact important?

It was the first document to establish self-government in the New World.

500

California

Trick question... none of them

500

Roger Williams

Founder of Rhode Island

500

What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?

The House of Burgesses was an assembly of elected representatives from Virginia

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