Age of Exploration
When did Columbus sail to the Americas?
1492
Who was the leader of Roanoke that left and came back to find nothing?
John White
What was the cash crop that became famous in Jamestown?
Tobacco
How many regions are the colonies split into?
Three
What was the middle passage?
The part of the trip that brought slaves to America.
What impact did exploration have on people in Africa?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Where is the Colony of Roanoke in todays terms?
North Carolina
A group of wealthy investors are shareholders?
Joint-Stock Company
What colonies focused on Cash crops and plantations?
Southern Colonies
How were the slaves treated in the south?
Not good, No Rights, Awful treatment
What killed millions of Native Americans due to Exploration by Europeans?
Diseases
Who settled with the colony of Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who was the native group that the english had a problem with?
Powhatan
Where is New Jersey apart of?
Middle Colonies
Countries want as much gold or silver as possible?
Mercantilism
Who was the Spanish Conquistador that conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
How many people were in the colony?
120 people
Who was the leader of Jamestown?
Who was the native Chiefs daughter?
John Smith
Pocahontas
Name all of the Northern Colonies?
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
What was the trade route that went from Europe to Africa then to America?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Triangular Trade
What are the five reasons for settling in new land?
1. Land
2. Freedom of Religion
3. Gold and Silver
4. Encouragement from King
5. A better life
What word was carved on the tree?
Croatoan
What were the three reasons for the starving time?
1. Disease
2. Hunger
3. Native Attacks
How did the Northern colonies survive?
They had to trade with the south to make sure they got their crops.
British supervision of colonies lose as long as the colonies remained loyal?
Salutary Neglect