The Beginning of European Colonizations
What was the major motivation for European exploration?
Wealth
Indigenous workers.
What challenge did the first Jamestown colonists experience?
The challenge by the environment
In which way was New Amsterdam different from other European colonies?
It was DIVERSE
What happened to the Roanoke colony?
No one knows!!
How did Marco Polo encourage European Exploration?
He wrote a book about his travels in Asia.
What was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?
to conquer a large empire for Spain
Why did the London Company send colonists to Virginia?
To start a money making colony
They were business partners/Marriage alliances/more peaceful
Why did the gentlemen of Jamestown run out of food?
They had no interest in learning how to grow crops-- they were only in search of gold
Which European nation was the first to establish a permanent settlement in the Americas?
Spain
What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?
to teach their religion to the indigenous people.
Which event helped end conflict between the Jamestown colonists and local Indigenous people.
Marriage between John Rolfe to Pocahontas
Where did Columbus think he ended up?
Asia
How did the columbian Exchange affect many Indigenous people in the Americas?
They died from diseases.
What was the primary goal of the French during their colonization efforts in North America?
Fur trading
What was an important economic activity of both the French and Dutch settlements?
Fur Trade
Who saved John Smith from being clubbed to death?
Pocahontis
Who sponsored Columbus's voyage?
Princess Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
What was an effect of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?
A transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas (Colombian Exchange)
What word or saying describes the relationship between the French and the Indigenous groups?
They were business partners.
What did the English rename New Netherland after they took control in 1664?
New York
What did the settlers of Jamestown eat during "the Starving Time"
Rats, dogs, horses, and corpses of humans
What is Jamestown?
The first permanent English settlement in North America