Exploration
Monarchy
a type of government where a king or queen rules the country
Cash Crop
A crop grown to be sold for money instead of used by the farmer, like tobacco or cotton.
New England
Very cold winters with short summers
Lots of forests with not much open land
Colonization
When a country starts a new settlement in another land and controls it.
Spain Motives (2)
Spain was searching to find gold and silver for wealth.
Spain used Conquistadors to convert Native Americans to Catholicism in order to spread their religion.
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
Raw Materials-
Natural resources used to make products, like cotton, wood, or iron.
Middle Colonies
Cold winters and Hot summers. Seasons match the seasons in Amarillo
Some forests, lots of open land, lots of natural harbors
Persecution
hostility or ill-treatment because of race or religious beliefs
France Motives
Fur Trade- France set up “trading outposts” in the Ohio River Valley to trade with the Native Americans. They traded fur back and forth for money
Commerce
the buying & selling of goods between people, towns, or countries (food, tools, clothes)
Export
A good that is sent out of a country to be sold in another country.
Southern Region
Hot summers & short, not very cold winters
Super good soil with lots of nutrients & plenty of moisture from the rain
Indentured Servants
People who agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for a trip to the colonies.
England Motives (2)
Religious Persecution- Escape religious persecutions
Make money by growing and selling CASH CROPS
Exploration
travelling to new land to discover what is there
Import-
A good that is brought into a country from another country to be sold or used.
New England economy. What did New England build to make money? Why?
Shipbuilding – Abundant forests provided wood for building ships.
Subsistence Farming
Growing just enough food for a family to eat, not to sell.
What was Christopher Columbus searching for when he found America
Trade routes to Asia
Conquistador
a Spanish explorer
Middle Passage
The part of the Atlantic slave trade where enslaved Africans were transported
What is a plantation?
A large farm that grows cash crops.
Natural Harbors
Safe places along the coast where ships can dock, often used for trade.
Mercantilism; An economic system where colonies exist to benefit the ...
mother country (England)