Colonization
Establishing settlements in a new land under control of another country is called what?
Colonization
The first elected assembly in the colonies (Virginia, 1619) was called what?
House of Burgesse
The economic system where colonies exist to benefit the mother country was called what?
Mercantilism
What do we call a period of time defined by important events?
Era
Traveling to new places to discover and claim land and resources is called what?
Exploration
Which colony founded in 1607 became the first permanent English settlement? (Answer: Jamestown)
Jamestown
Which 1620 agreement established self-government for the Pilgrims?
Mayflower Compact
What was the MAIN purpose of the Triangular Trade system?
To exchange goods and enslaved Africans between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Which subject studies the Earth’s land, people, and resources?
Geography
Which trade route connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
Triangular Trade
Which system of large farms using enslaved labor produced cash crops like tobacco?
Plantation System
The first written constitution in the colonies, adopted in 1639, was called what?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Which Southern economic system relied heavily on enslaved African labor?
Plantation System
Colonists signed which document to govern themselves in Plymouth?
Mayflower Compact
What was the MAIN reason European nations wanted to explore the Americas?
To gain wealth, land, and resources
Which immigrant group settled in Pennsylvania, bringing traditions such as farming and craftsmanship?
German immigrants
Which type of government allows citizens to elect leaders to make decisions for them?
Representative Government
Which regions of the colonies benefitted MOST from trade and shipbuilding industries?
New England Colonies
Which economic system limited colonial trade but enriched England?
Mercantilism
Which dangerous system forced Africans across the Atlantic to work in colonies?
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Loyalty to a particular region rather than the nation as a whole is known as what?
Sectionalism
Which colonial documents influenced the future U.S. Constitution by promoting self-rule?
House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders
The forced migration of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean was part of which system?
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Which system of trade supplied England with raw materials and returned manufactured goods to the colonies?
Triangular Trade
Which geographic factor MOST influenced exploration and settlement along the Atlantic coast?
Natural harbors and navigable rivers