West African Empires
Name one of the 3 West African Empires.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
What Industries were the New England Colonies known for?
New England had strong fishing and shipbuilding industries. They made naval supplies, metal tools, and equipment.
What Industries were the Mid-Atlantic Colonies known for?
(Pirate Jeopardy)
The Mid-Atlantic had large amounts of livestock, fish from the harbors, and grains from the rich farmlands.
What Industries were the Southern Colonies known for?
The Southern colonies grew many crops such as tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo. They also produced lumber, tar, and pitch.
What were Motivations for European Exploration?
Economic, Religious, and Competition
Gold, Glory, God
Which European Country was among the first to set up trading posts along West Africa?
(Pirate Jeopardy)
Portugal
What did the New England Colonies depend on from the other colonies? (one example from each other colonial region)
New England depended on the Southern colonies for crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton. They also needed indigo, lumber, tar, and pitch for industry.
New England depended on the Mid-Atlantic Colonies for livestock and grains.
What did the Mid-Atlantic Colonies depend on from the other colonies? (one example from each other colonial region)
The Mid-Atlantic colonies depended on the Southern colonies for tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, and forest products.
The Mid-Atlantic colonies depended on the New England colonies for metal tools and equipment.
What did the Southern Colonies depend on from the other colonies? (one example from each other colonial region)
The Southern colonies depended on the New England colonies for manufactured goods such as metal tools and equipment.
The Southern colonies depended on the Mid-Atlantic colonies for grains and other agricultural products that they could not grow.
What were some of the obstacles for Explorations?
Poor maps and navigational tools, disease and starvation, fear of the unknown, lack of adequate supplies
Where were the West African Empires Located (continent and general location)?
Africa - located south of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River.
What were some of the resources that the New England Colonies had?
Provide an Example for Each Resource Type (Natural, Human, Capital)
Natural Resources: Timber, fish, and deep harbors.
Human Resources: Skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, shipbuilders.
Capital Resources: Tools and buildings
What were some of the resources that the Mid-Atlantic Colonies had?
Provide an Example for Each Resource Type (Natural, Human, Capital)
Natural Resources: rich farmlands and rivers
Human Resources: unskilled and skilled workers and fishermen
Capital Resources: tools and buildings
What were some of the resources that the Southern Colonies had?
Provide an Example for Each Resource Type (Natural, Human, Capital)
Natural Resources: fertile farmlands, rivers, and harbors
Human Resources: farmers and enslaved African Americans
Capital Resources: tools and buildings
Accomplishments for European Explorations?
Exchange of goods and ideas
improved navigational tools and ships
claimed territories for their countries
How did West African Empires become powerful?
They became powerful by controlling trade routes and resources, particularly gold, which attracted European interests.
What was the Civic Life inside of the New England Colonies?
(Pirate Jeopardy)
Civic Life: Town Meetings
What was the Civic Life inside of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?
Market towns
What was the Civic Life inside of the Southern Colonies?
Counties
What were areas of cooperation between Native Americans and Europeans?
Europeans brought weapons and tools to trade with Natives, trade of goods between the two, exchange of crops between the two.
What was the name of all three of the West African Empires, and what was the order that they were in power?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
What were the names of the 2-New England Colonies that we really care about?
What was the main reason why each of these colonies were created?
Plymouth, MA - Religious Freedom
The Massachusetts Bay Colony - Religious Freedom
What was the name of the Mid-Atlantic Colony that we really care about?
What was the main reason why this colony was created?
Pennsylvania Colony - Religious Freedom
What were the names of the 3-Southern Colonies that we really care about?
What was the main reason why each of these colonies were created?
(Pirate Jeopardy)
Roanoke Island Colony - Economic Venture
Jamestown - Economic Venture
Georgia - Freedom (debtors')
What were some areas of conflict between the Native Americans and the Europeans?
(Pirate Jeopardy)
Land, competition for trade, differences in cultures, diseases, and languages differences