Maps
Which empire colonized Florida and much of Central America and South America?
Spain
What is an import?
goods brought into a country from abroad to sell
What three geographic regions were the 13 colonies split into?
Southern, Middle and New England
Where did the transatlantic currents pop out sailors in the New World?
In the Caribbean
What was one export of England?
Tea, cloth, furniture, luxury items, manufactured goods, and spices
What was the New England geography and weather like?
Rocky, soil not good for planting. Mild summers, cold winters.
What were the 3 motivating factors for exploring the new world? (3 Gs)
God, Glory and Gold
What was one export of North America?
Lumber, tobacco, fur, ship building materials, cotton, indigo,
What was the economy based on in the southern colonies?
Agriculture
Where did England primarily explore, settle and colonize?
East coast of North America up to Hudson Bay.
Sugar was an export of what area?
Caribbean
What cash crops were grown in the southern colonies?
Indigo, Cotton, Rice and Tobacco
What 5 empires explored, settled and colonized the majority of Americas?
Spain, France, England, Portugal and Netherlands
Gold, peppercorn and ivory were exports of what area?
Africa
What is one similarity and one difference between the Southern and Middle colonies?
Similarity: agriculture and more religiously tolerant that New England colonies.
Difference: More cities, skilled craftsmen and port city trade in the middle colonies than the south.