Age of Exploration
What are the 3 G's of the age exploration?
God, Glory, Gold
What part of the world did Columbus land?
Central America, more specific Cuba/Hispaniola
Define Columbian Exchange
The transfer of ideas, goods and diseases between the “New World” and the “Old World”
What was the first permanent European settlement?
Jamestown
All things having to do with the government and laws
Political
Who is the famous explorer who "discovered" America?
Christopher Columbus
What area of the New World did Spain claim (control)?
Central America, South America and parts of Florida
What is one positive of the Columbian Exchange?
It resulted in more trade between Old and New World
What was the Southern region's economy based off?
Agriculture/ Farming cash crops
What was the name of the settlement that randomly disappeared and no one what really happened to it?
Roanoke
What European country paid for Columbus' Voyage?
Spain
What parts of the New World did Britain/England claim (control)?
Eastern coast of North America
What is one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
Many Native Americans died due to the new diseases that were brought over
What was the New England region's economy based off?
*Fishing and whaling *Trapping *Logging *Shipbuilding *Commerce
The Old World
Europe, Asia, and Africa
Why were European countries exploring? what were they looking for?
Trade routes to Asia
What parts of the New World did the French claim (control)?
Most of Canada, and parts of the Great Lakes
What trade route involved Europe, North America, and Africa?
Triangular Trade Route
What was the Middle region's economy based off?
*Agricultural *logging, shipbuilding, fishing *Commerce
Why did colonies in North America need/want Enslaved Africans?
The Southern and Middle region had plantations growing cash crops- Enslaved Africans were the workforce behind the plantations to make the most profit
What explorer is the continent America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
True or False- the Magnetic compass, Astrolabe, and Caravel Ship are all technologies created in the 1400's that led to the Age of Exploration
True
What was the part of the triangular trade route that went from Africa to North America called?
The Middle Passage
What is the difference between indentured servitude and slavery?
indentured servants were coming to America by choice, the enslaved Africans had no choice
Why did the Southern colonies have plantations, but the New England colonies did not?
Include both regions in your answer
They had better soil for large farms. New England soil was too rocky and thin for large farms.