🌍 AGE OF EXPLORATION
Why did European nations invest heavily in exploration?
➜ European nations explored to gain wealth, power, and access to new trade routes for gold, spices, and resources.
How did geography influence economic differences among the colonies?
➜ Geography shaped agriculture, trade, and industry differently in New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
Why was Louisiana important to France?
➜ Louisiana provided trade access, land, and control of the Mississippi River.
Why did Britain and France fight in North America?
➜ They competed for land and trade control.(The Ohio River valley)
How did British laws increase colonial resistance?
➜ Laws like the Stamp Act violated colonial rights.
How did new technology make exploration possible?
➜ Tools like the compass, astrolabe, and improved ships helped sailors navigate long distances safely.
Why did the colonies develop different labor systems?
➜ Climate and crops led to small farms in the North and plantation slavery in the South.
How did France use alliances with Native Americans?
➜ Alliances helped with trade, defense, and survival.
How did Native American alliances affect the war?
➜ Alliances influenced battle outcomes and territorial control.
Why were protests an effective response?
➜ They united colonists and pressured Britain.
Compare the motivations of Spain and Portugal during exploration.
➜ Both sought wealth and power, but Portugal focused on trade routes while Spain focused on conquest and colonization.
How did colonial governments practice self-rule?
➜ Colonies formed assemblies and local governments that made laws.
How did enslaved Africans contribute to the colony?
➜ They provided skilled and forced labor that supported the economy.
Why was the Treaty of Paris (1763) significant?
➜ Britain gained French land in North America.
How did propaganda influence colonial opinion?
➜ It spread anti-British ideas quickly.
How did exploration impact Indigenous peoples?
➜ Indigenous peoples experienced loss of land, disease, and cultural disruption.
Why did colonists value representative government?
➜ They wanted a voice in laws and taxes affecting them.
Why was the Mississippi River critical?
➜ It allowed transportation of goods and control of trade.
How did the war change British-colonial relations?
➜ Britain increased taxes and control to pay war debt.
Why did some colonists remain loyal to Britain?
➜ They feared change or depended on British support.
Why did competition increase between European nations?
➜ Exploration created rivalry for land, resources, and influence.
How did trade benefit colonial growth?
➜ Trade increased wealth and connected colonies to global markets.
How did French culture shape Louisiana society?
➜ Language, religion, and customs influenced daily life.
Why did colonists feel unfairly treated after the war?
➜ They were taxed without representation.
How did events like the Boston Massacre deepen division?
➜ They increased anger and mistrust.