European Exploration
These were the main reasons European explorers sailed the world.
What are to gain wealth and resources, expand their territory, and spread their religion?
Plymouth, Massachusetts was founded by these settlers seeking religious freedom.
Who are the Pilgrims?
The Middle Colonies were ideal for farming because of this soil and climate.
What is good soil and a moderate climate?
Jamestown, Virginia succeeded because of this cash crop.
What is tobacco?
This was the first representative legislature in the colonies, established in Virginia.
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
After discovering the New World, explorers searched for this water route connecting North America and Asia.
What is the Northwest Passage?
New England’s rocky soil and cold winters made this difficult, but natural harbors helped these industries thrive.
What is farming; and what are trade, whaling, lumber milling, and shipbuilding?
Cities like New York and Philadelphia became major centers for this type of economy.
What is trade and shipping?
Maryland was established as a refuge for these English people escaping religious persecution.
Who are Catholics?
Pilgrims created this social contract establishing self-government in the colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This country claimed Florida and much of the American Southwest, including present-day California and Texas.
What is Spain?
These two colonists left Massachusetts due to religious disagreements and founded Rhode Island.
Who are Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson?
This colony was founded by William Penn as a safe haven for Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania?
The Southern Colonies focused on farming because of these geographic features.
What are warm climate, long growing season, and fertile soil?
This document was the first written constitution in the colonies, establishing elected representatives.
What are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
This country claimed land around the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, focusing on fur trade with American Indians.
What is France?
England controlled colonial imports and exports under this economic system.
What is mercantilism?
Quakers opposed this practice because of their beliefs in equality and tolerance.
What is slavery?
Large plantations grew these types of crops.
What are cash crops like tobacco, cotton, rice, and indigo?
This religious movement inspired colonists to question Britain’s authority and see themselves as equals in religious status.
What is the First Great Awakening?
Unlike the French, Spain set up these to convert American Indians to Catholicism.
What are Catholic missions?
How did New England’s geography affect its economy?
What is it limited farming but encouraged trade, shipbuilding, and use of natural resources?
Name three crops commonly grown in the Middle Colonies.
What are oats, wheat, and barley?
The need for labor on plantations fueled the growth of this trade.
How are the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses similar?
What is they both established early forms of self-government and representation in the colonies?