Vocabulary
Sending a group of settlers to a place and establishing control over it in the name of your home country
Colonize
What were Europeans looking for as they began exploring?
Faster trade route to Asia
First permanent settlement built for money making purposes
Jamestown
This region of colonies had cold winters, hard soil, and short growing seasons
New England Colonies
Which colony would someone who is looking to earn money as a tobacco farmer live?
Virginia
A place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely and unload cargo
Harbor
Besides God, Gold, and Glory, what other reason would Europeans be looking for new land?
Expand the Empire
First permanent settlement settled for individuals to escape persecution
Plymouth
This region of colonies had very fertile soil and warm climate for good agriculture
Southern Colonies
No work, no food!
John Smith
Crops such as tobacco and sugar raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit
Cash Crops
Which reason supports why France established North American colonies in the 1600s?
A. To establish trading posts
B. To search for valuable metals
C. To limit the spread of Christianity
D. To prevent the enslavement of African people
To establish trading posts
He brought tobacco to Jamestown
John Rolfe
This region is considered the breadbasket (just right) area of the colonies
Middle Colonies
This document was written by Pilgrims and established the first self-government
Mayflower Compact
A policy in which England allowed its colonies self-rule in the early 1700's
Salutary Neglect
A slave trade system from Africa to the New World began in the 1500's and reached its height in the 1700's. What factor (system) helped increase the demand for slaves?
Plantations
Catholics fleeing from persecution, established this colony
Maryland
First Constitution
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What philosopher believed that people naturally possess certain natural rights -- life, liberty and property
John Locke
An economic theory that states the colonies should benefit the mother country
Mercantilism
For what reason did the Virginia Company build the settlement of Jamestown?
A-Religious
B-Political
C-Economic
D-Social
Economic
This idea focused on equality in religion caused people to question authority.
First Great Awakening
Which geographic feature allowed the Mid-Atlantic colonies to have a longer growing season than the New England colonies?
A. Thick forests
B. Navigable rivers
C. Flat land with rocky soil
D. Mild climate
Mild climate
Name of the person or people who worked under contracts in order to secure passage to the New World
Indentured Servants