Early Exploration
My country established colonies along the East Coast of the New World (now the United States)
What is England
What is another name for the French Indian War?
What is the 7 year war
What were the three reasons the French were exploring and try to settle in the new world?
What is Fish, Furs, and Friends
What was the settlement in Massachusetts called?
What was Plymouth
Why was England in so much debt?
What is the French Indian War?
My Country claimed lands from Louisiana, North through the middle of the New World (United States)
What is France
The French Indian war initially involved which two countries?
What is England and France
What were the 3 main reasons that Spain was trying to explore/settle in the new world?
What was God, Glory, and Gold
For people to come to the New World by ship, they had to be given permission. What is this called?
What is a Charter.
Who was in charge of England during the 1770's
Who is the King George III
My Country initially claimed the Southeastern tip of the new world (United States) which is now Florida. Additionally my country claimed lands in the Southwest to include Mexico
What is Spain
Which other major country got involved towards the end of the French Indian war?
What is Spain
What were the two reasons that England was trying to explore/settle in the new world?
What was the Riches and the Northwest passage
This is the form of government in England
What is parliment
Which large body of water separated England from the colonies?
What is the Atantic Ocean
This was the first attempted settlement by England. This land was located in what is now called North Carolina. This settlement was abandoned and archeologists are not sure what happened.
What is Roanoke
Why did the two initial countries in the French Indian War began to fight?
They were both encroaching on land between them. The Ohio River Valley
The transfer of goods and crops from one country to another. This also included the transfer of diseases
What was the Columbian Exchange
As the colonies began to become populated, they were making many of the day to day decisions without help from England. What 2 word phrase refers to this?
What is Self Government
Ultimately, how many colonies did England have on the Eastern part of the United States prior to their independence
What is 13 colonies
Settled by England, this was one of the first settlements in Virginia. This settlement almost failed, but was resurrected when another ship arrived with people and more supplies.
What is Jamestown
Land wise - what happened to the area in dispute between the two countries.
England received all the land East of the Mississippi river. England also received Florida from Spain
What were 2 of the hardships that the Jamestown settlement incurred?
What was disease and starvation
At some point, England began looking at the colonies as a means of doing what?
What is a means to raising money, or getting resources, etc
What were the people called who were offered free travel for a certain amount of work? Hint: These were not slaves.
What were indentured servants