Vocabulary
What is motivation?
Why some does something - the "why"
Why did European explorers come to the Americas?
The 3 G's - Gold, God, Glory
Massachusetts
Great Britain
Who is Christopher Columbus?
A navigator/explorer who navigated the Americas
What are the 3 types of government that were in the 13 colonies?
Provincial, Proprietary, and Charter
What are imports?
What is being received
(spending money/buying)
Why did the Europeans want to settle in areas that had access to the ocean?
For trading
Louisiana
French
What colony did William Penn discover?
Pennsylvania
Name 2 industries that were developed in the colonies.
Wood/Lumber, Fishing, Grain, Tourism/Trade, Plantation Agriculture (specifically Cotton & tobacco), & cash crops
What is a cash crop?
A crop that is grown to be sold or traded for profit, rather than for the farmer's personal use.
Why do people claim Columbus discovered America?
Columbus pushed the natives off of their lands, forcing them to migrate somewhere else - taking the credit of discovering America
Ecuador
Spain
Why is Benjamin Franklin considered a Founding Father?
Franklin was the only man to sign the three key documents in the birth of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution.
What 3 countries were involved in the Transatlantic Triangular Trade?
Europe, Africa, and N America
What is mercantilism?
economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
Why did the British enforce an economic policy of mercantilism in the colonies?
To make profit/money - make more money than they are spending
Georgia
Great Britain
An early leader of the Jamestown Colony
John Smith
Which government type is self-governed: Provincial, Proprietary, Charter
Charter
What is an economic policy?
The set of rules used by the government to regulate economic activity .
Why is the Mayflower Compact important?
It was the first document to establish self-government in the New World.
California
Trick question... none of them
Roger Williams
Founder of Rhode Island
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
The House of Burgesses was an assembly of elected representatives from Virginia