European Exploration
He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
This was the exchange of foods, animals, people, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.
Columbian Exchange
This region was known for fishing, shipbuilding, and trade.
New England Colonies
*Daily Double* The Pilgrims signed this agreement before settling at Plymouth.
Mayflower Compact
This was Virginia's important cash crop.
Tobacco
The Americas were named after this explorer.
Amerigo Vespucci
Potatoes, corn, and tomatoes came from this place.
The Americas
*Daily Double* This region was called the "breadbasket" because it grew a lot of grain.
Middle Colonies
This group wanted to create a community based on their religious beliefs in Massachusetts.
Puritans
These were large farms that grew crops to make money.
Plantation
He explored the St. Lawrence River for France.
Jacques Cartier
Horses, cattle, and pigs were brought to the Americas from this place.
Europe
This region was known for plantations and cash crops.
Southern Colonies
This man founded Pennsylvania and supported religious freedom.
William Penn
*Daily Double* He helped make tobacco a successful crop in Virginia.
John Rolfe
He was a Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire.
Hernán Cortés
*Daily Double* This trade system connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Triangular Trade
This region had rocky soil and cold winters.
New England Colonies
This was an early representative government in Virginia.
House of Burgesses
Name two important cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies.
tobacco, rice, and indigo
*Daily Double* He was a Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca Empire.
Francisco Pizarro
This was the dangerous journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean.
Middle Passage
This region had warm weather, fertile land, and a long growing season.
Southern Colonies
These were local meetings where colonists made decisions about their communities.
Town Meetings
This person founded Georgia and wanted to create a new colony for poor English people.
James Oglethorpe