Exploration
What year did Columbus sail?
1492
True or False: Spain did not have a need to explore and only did so when Portugal found the New World.
False
Define "Columbian Exchange"
The transfer of ideas, crops, animals, and diseases between "Old World" and "New World"
New England, Middle or Southern Colonies?
Cold, rocky soil.
Fishing, trade, small farms. New England, Middle or Southern Colonies?
New England Colonies
What colony did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
Massachusetts
This was the MAIN reason that Columbus sailed West from Europe.
Find a route to Asia/For Spices
List the three G's
God, Gold, Glory
Percentage - estimated - for how many people died due to disease
90%
New England, Middle or Southern Colonies?
Good soil, milder climate.
“Breadbasket” (wheat, grains).
Very diverse population.
Middle Colonies
What group of people were accused of witchcraft the most? (Status, wealth, gender)
Married wealthy women
Give one major reason Europeans continued to explore
Land, Power, Gold, Spices, Spread Religion etc.
Name one European country AND a reason why they were late to the colonization game.
England - difficult social and economic situation (Religion, money, frustration with the king, etc.)
Netherlands - Was controlled by Spain, fought a war to leave, needed to be ready to defend selves
France - Difficult social situation
How did Africa become affected by the trade?
They were taken as slaves to the New World
New England, Middle or Southern Colonies?
Warm, long growing seasons.
Plantations, cash crops.
Slavery played a major role.
Southern Colonies
What group of people accused others of witchcraft the most? (Status, wealth, gender)
Single, poor, women
Which country sponsored (paid for) Columbus' voyages?
Spain
What two countries were the best suited for travel?
Portugal and Spain
The introduction or discovery of these valuable crops in the "New World" caused a higher demand of secondary labor.
What type of crops are they? Or what crops caused this.
Cash Crops
Accepted - Tabacco or Sugar Cane
New England, Middle or Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Southern
What colony was the first English attempt at colonization and disappeared?
Roanoke
What was the main phrase that guided motivations for European exploration (Resembles a math equation!)
Money = Power
Was known for the sailing school that they had - influenced many explorers!
Portugal
Who most financially benefitted from colonization?
A. The "Home/Mother" country
B. The independent colonies
C. Africans
D. Native Americans
A. The "Home/Mother" country
New England, Middle or Southern Colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Middle Colonies
What colony was the first successful English colony? They struggled at first (starvation, disease).
Jamestown