Exploration
What were the THREE main motivations for European exploration?
God, Gold, and Glory
What continents made up the New World?
North America and South America
What Native American group did the Jamestown settlers build ties with?
The Powhatan
What ship carried the Pilgrims to America?
The Mayflower
What was the Dutch colony in the Middle Colonies called?
New Netherland
Which of the Three G's represents wealth, resources, and trade?
Gold
What regions made up the Old World?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
What was the winter of 1609–1610 called?
The Starving Time
Who taught the colonists how to grow food, hunt, and fish?
Squanto and Samoset
What was the main Dutch settlement on Manhattan Island?
New Amsterdam
Which of the Three G's represents spreading Christianity?
God
Name TWO foods that traveled from the New World to the Old World.
Any two: corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cacao
What crop did the Jamestown colonists begin growing?
Tobacco
What colony was founded by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
What was New Netherland renamed after the English took control?
New York
Which of the Three G's represents gaining power, land, and competing with other kingdoms?
Glory
Name TWO things that traveled from the Old World to the New World.
Any two: horses, cattle, wheat, sugar, diseases
What happened after Captain John Smith was injured and returned to England?
The Powhatan stopped providing/trading food to the colonists.
What plan of government did Connecticut adopt in 1639?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What Protestant group founded Pennsylvania?
The Quakers
Why did Europeans search for new sea routes to Asia?
Asian goods were expensive and difficult to obtain through existing trade routes / Europeans wanted more direct trade.
What was one devastating effect of European diseases on Indigenous peoples?
They caused devastating population loss.
What was the first legislature in North America elected by colonists?
The House of Burgesses
Name TWO important industries in New England.
Whaling and shipbuilding
Which Pennsylvania city became America's most prosperous city?
Philadelphia