Exploration and Exchange
What does the compass allow sailors to determine?
Direction (North, South, East, West)
Which conquistador led the conquest of the Aztecs? Double points if you identify what European country he was from.
(Hernan) Cortés; Spain
Tobacco
This colony region had good ports and rich forests... perfect for shipbuilding.
New England
Did most English colonists live in the city or country during the Colonial Era?
Country
List the OLD WORLD continents and NEW WORLD continents.
OW: Africa, Asia, Europe
NW: North America, South America
Which European country attempted the failed colony at Roanoke?
England
SURPRISE: Is your textbook a primary or secondary source?
Secondary
The House of Burgesses and plantation agriculture characterized this region.
Southern
Why did New England Colonies put a greater emphasis on literacy and education?
They wanted children to be able to read the Bible.
List something Christopher Columbus did on his first expedition to the New World that showed a lack of respect for the native islanders.
Kidnapping, planning to invade, claiming the island for Spain, etc.
Which European country generally had a positive (fur) trading relationship with the local natives? Most of their settlements were in modern Canada.
France
Squanto, Samoset, or Massasoit
[Bonus: Patuxet, Abenaki, or Wampanoag]
This colony region started with Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and grew to include fishing, whaling, trade and other sea-based business.
New England
House of Burgesses
List at least three categories of "stuff" that moved back and forth between the Old and New World during the Columbian Exchange.
People, animals, plants, disease, technology.
Which Spanish monk argued against the way Spain was conquering, colonizing, and enslaving the New World?
(Bartolomé) de las Casas
Which English settler befriended Pocahontas, negotiated successfully with Powhatan, and forced the Jamestown settlers to work on planting crops?
John Smith
The region was known for growing grain and was populated by people from different parts of Europe (not just England).
The Middle Colonies
List the four social classes of people in the English Colonies in order from least wealth and power to most.
Slaves, Lower, Middle, Gentry
What does the astrolabe allow sailors to do? You must be specific.
Determine latitude
Which European country established New Amsterdam to participate in the fur trade? Eventually their colonies were taken by the English and renamed "New York".
The Dutch/The Netherlands
TWO JOHNS: Which John established the colony at Roanoke then went home for resupply? Which John brought tobacco to Virginia and married Pocahontas?
John White; John Rolfe
This colony region was the least likely to have schools (public OR private).
Southern
What is the name of the economic theory that led to the British passing the Navigation Acts and limiting Colonial trade options?
Mercantilism