The Beginning of European Colonizations
What was the major motivation for European exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
Name 3 things that the old world traded with he new world?
What are some examples of cash crops?
Tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton
What part of the world were Europeans hoping to exploit and control at the start of their explorations?
Asia
What was the journey from Africa to the new world called?
The middle passage
What 3 European countries were involved in the Europe's Age of Exploration?
Great Britain, Portugal, Spain
What was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?
to conquer a large empire for Spain and spread Catholicism
What was the first formal colony established in North America?
Virginia Colony
This explorer influenced people's desire to explore the world for riches
Marco Polo
Which region of the United States had the most slaves?
The south
Which European nation was the first to establish a permanent settlement in the Americas?
Spain
What was the economic system established in the Spanish colonies?
Encomienda or Mita
Define religious tolerance
Religious freedom
Where did Columbus think he arrived?
Asia
Why were African slaves imported to the new world compared to using other people?
They were skilled laborers, visible and resistant to old world diseases.
How did the European exploration affect many Indigenous people in the Americas?
They died from diseases.
What were the Europeans that came to the Colonies from Spain and Portugal called?
Peninsulares
What was the first region/city/town in Maryland to enslave people.
St. Mary's City.
This portugues ship aided their explorations
The caravel
Indentured servants came mostly from what region?
Europe
Name one of the names of the indigenous people that the early colonist encountered in the 1400s and 1500s
Carib, Arawak, Taino, Aztec and Incans
Why were the southern colonies associated with enslaved labor?
They needed extra labor force to manage the plantation fields
Which European country was the first to use enslaved labor?
Spain
This prince encouraged exploration of Africa
Henry the Navigator
How many slaves were imported to the Americas?