European Explorers
What explorer sailed in 1492 and helped begin European exploration of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Which settler helped to establish the Jamestown colony in Virginia
Captain John Smith
Triangular trade was a system of trade between these three places.
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Enslaved people were forced to work without pay and had no freedom. (True or False)
True
Which explorer was the first to sail all the way around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Who helped Jamestown survive by growing tobacco as a cash crop?
John Rolfe
European traders often exchanged manufactured goods for this in Africa?
Enslaved People
Indentured Servants were forced to work without pay and had no freedom. (True or False)
False
What explorer explored present-day Canada for France and searched for a Northwest passage?
Jacques Cartier
What is the name of the settler who helped start the Plymouth colony and supported self-government?
William Bradford
This region in the Americas depended heavily on enslaved labor because of plantation crops.
The Southern Colonies
Although most enslaved people came from Africa, some were also enslaved from these groups early in colonial history.
Native Americans and indentured servants?
Which explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
This settler founded Pennsylvania as a colony with religious freedom? (What is the settlers name and what religion was he giving freedom to?)
William Penn
Quakers Religion
Enslaved Africans were forced onto ships during this part of the trade route, known for terrible conditions.
The Middle Passage
What was one reason colonists used enslaved people over indentured servants is because?
Slavery was permanent
Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico?
Hernan Cortes
Who founded Maryland as a safe haven? (Safe haven for who? and can you tell me is real name?)
Cecil Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
Catholics (Safe Haven)
Triangular trade increased wealth for Europe but caused long-lasting harm because it relied on this economic system.
Slavery
Enslaved people showed resistance by slowing work, running away, or keeping this part of their lives alive.
Their Culture