European Exploration
What is the Northwest Passage?
A trade route that Europeans were searching for. They were hoping it would help them find a new route to Asia.
What are the names of the New England Colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
What are the names of the Middle Colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware.
What are the names of the southern colonies?
Which colony established the first form of representative government? What was the name of the governing body?
How did Europeans discover the new world? What were they looking for?
A new and easier trade route to Asia.
What two religious groups settled in the New England region and where did they settle?
Pilgrims and Puritans. They both settled in Massachusetts.
What was the economy of the Middle Colonies?
Breadbasket colonies. They grew wheat, barley, oats, and grains. They also raised livestock.
What was the southern colonies economy?
Cash crops $$$$. Tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton.
What was the first great awakening? What was the purpose of the movement?
Why did the French Colonize North America?
To make money off of fur trading
What was the New England Economy?
Fishing, Whaling, Shipbuilding, and Lumber.
What was the climate and geography of the Middle Colonies?
Mild/moderate climate. Good soil, rolling hills, and swift rivers.
Which southern colony was established for religious purposes?
Maryland, founded as a safe haven for catholics.
Why did the ideas of representative government grow throughout the colonies?
Distance from the king, enlightenment ideas, and salutary neglect.
Why did the Spanish Colonize?
God, Glory & Gold.
What was the climate and geography of New England.
Cold, harsh winters, mild summers, rocky soil and dense forests.
Which colony focused on growing tobacco?
Virginia.
What mountain range is closest to the colonies?
Appalachian Mountains.
Why did the English Colonize?
To escape religious persecution, build a global empire, and access raw materials.
What year did the pilgrims sail to North America? What was the name of the document they wrote while sailing over?
1620 and Mayflower Compact.
Describe the transatlantic slave trade.
A trade between England, the colonies and Africa. The colonies sent raw materials to England, finished goods were sent to Africa, and slaves were sent to the colonies.
Which document established self-government in the colonies?
Mayflower Compact