Exploration
What are the three reasons for exploration?
Gold, God and Glory
What are the 5 main European powers that set up colonies in the Americas?
England, France, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands
What is an import into North America?
Answers vary: Cloth, weapons, furniture, books, luxuries, manufactured goods, enslaved people, etc.
How many colonies did England establish along the east coast of North America?
13
This type of colony was ruled by a Royal Governor.
Royal Colonies
Converting indigenous people to Christianity is an example of what motivation?
God
Where was it valuable/helpful for European nations to set up initial colonies?
The Caribbean or the northeast shore of South America
What is an export of the Caribbean?
Answers vary: sugar, molasses, fruit, mahogany and enslaved people
The English colonies had three major forms of colonial government. What were they?
Royal, Charter and Proprietary
The King typically gave this type of colony to a close friend or ally or someone he owed a favor to.
Proprietary colony
This is what Europeans referred to the Americas as after they had made contact.
New World
Where did Spain set up colonies in the Americas?
North, Central and South America and the Caribbean
List three examples of manufactured goods during this time
Answer vary: textiles, gun powder, weapons, luxuries, furniture, books, tools, etc.
The 13 English colonies could be divided up into three regions. What are they called?
New England, Mid-Atlantic/Middle, Southern Colonies
This type of colony typically had the most democratic freedom. They could elect officials and make laws. However, the king could turn them back into a Royal Colony.
Charter Colony
What islands were a necessary last stop before European explorers crossed the Atlantic Ocean?
Cape Verde Islands
These two countries primarily colonized present day USA and Canada.
France and England
What was the trade of raw materials and manufactured goods across the Atlantic Ocean called?
Triangular Trade
This region was heavily dependent on cash crops. What region is this? And name one cash crop.
Southern Colonies. Cotton, Rice, Indigo, Tobacco.
What are two reasons the English colonies were established?
Religious freedom and economic gain
After contact between the New World and Old World was established, this term was used to describe the transfer of culture, disease, plants and animals.
Columbian Exchange
Why were colonies set up?
To benefit the mother country--resources, power, influence, expand their economy, etc.
A part of the transatlantic trade included the purchasing and selling of enslaved Africans. What was this portion of the trade journey called?
Middle Passage
What was the economy of the New England colonies based on?
Economy is primarily based on trade--fish, whale oil, timber, furs, and ship building.
What is the economy of the Mid-Atlantic colonies based on?
Both trade and agriculture. Timber, iron, fish, corn, wheat, rye, barley.