Age of Exploration
This was the year span that is considered that "Age of Exploration."
What are the early 1400's to the early 1600's?
This is a settlement that is ruled by a distant country.
What is a colony?
This was the first successful colony by the British.
What is Jamestown?
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island make up this colonial region. The majority of those who founded this colonial region were motivated by a desire to practice their own religion & uphold their family structure (aside from New Hampshire).
What are the Northern Colonies?
This is a small-scale industry that is operated by family members using their own equipment (examples include shoe making, basket weaving, sewing clothes, pottery, etc.)
What are Cottage Industries?
This bacterial disease was spread by contaminated food and water on ships when sailors were on ships in search of new routes, resources, and land.
What is typhoid fever?
This Spanish explorer demonstrated that the lands Columbus had visited were not part of Asia and in fact, a New World. "America" was named after him.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This is the cash crop that made Jamestown grow and thrive!
What is tobacco?
Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania make up this colonial region. Those who settled in these colonies were looking to practice their own religion, however, unlike many of those who settled in the New England Colonies they were also looking to make money and many left their families in Europe.
What are the Middle Colonies?
When enough crops are grown to feed a family and not for the purpose of making money, it is called this.
What is Subsistence Farming?
This vitamin deficiency lead to rotted teeth, sore gums, and open sores on sailors due to poor diet.
What is scurvy?
Europeans brought this to the New World, and it made the Native American population decline rapidly. Because of this, many Europeans believed the New World was a place full of danger where the natives were cannibals, uncivilized, and lacked Christianity.
What is disease?
Plymouth colony was struggling. It landed in Massachusetts instead of Virginia during wintertime, and half of its settlers died. By Spring, this Native America tribe helped them succeed.
Who are the Wampanoag?
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia make up this colonial region. Those who settled in these colonies were mainly focused on creating wealth. Similar to those who settled in New England, many of those who settled here also brought their families and kept their families intact as much as they could.
What are the Southern Colonies?
This is a crop that is grown and sold for money.
What is a cash crop?
In addition to discovering new trade routes and people to trade with, European explorers also explored for these three reasons.
What is God, Glory and Gold?
As time went on, many Europeans saw this place as...
A place where the laws and customs of the Old World didn’t exist
A place where people could live free from corruption and religious persecution
As opposed to having scarce resources like in Europe, this place was abundant in resources
What is America?
This was the first representative form of government in the English colonies. They met in Jamestown in 1619.
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
The king of England required all citizens to follow his religion. There were limited economic opportunities in England. The king used his power to control the citizens. The 13 Colonies were mainly in search of religious, economic, and political ___.
What is freedom?
This trade route was named after Christopher Columbus and resulted in
New foods improved the diets and life span of Europeans
Horses changed the way Native Americans lived
European economies strengthened
Unfortunately though, disease ravaged the Native American populations
What is the Columbian Exchange?
While searching for a new sea trade route from Europe to India, this man landed in the Caribbean islands in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This was the main economic system used by the English, French, & Spanish, among other European nations from the 16th to 18th century (1500’s-1700’s).
Believed colonies served as a source of raw materials
Colonies were used to increase the wealth of the “mother country”
Grow wealth by accumulating gold and silver
Accumulate as much wealth as possible
What is mercantilism?
The Pilgrims came to New England in search of religious freedom. Before landing at the colony of Plymouth, the men aboard the ship made and signed this document. It was an example of a government created by the people, for the people.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This man related the survival of Jamestown to the Bible, "He who shall not work, shall not eat."
Who is John Smith?
This trade route was three-sided and resulted in:
From Europe to Africa: Rum, textiles, and manufactured goods
From Africa to the Americas: Enslaved African peoples
From the Americas to Europe: Raw materials like cotton, sugar, and tobacco
What is the Trans-Atlantic Triangular Trade?