European Exploration and Colonization #1
Why did France colonize North America?
To profit from trading furs and other goods.
During the Enlightenment period, one philopher believed and supported the unalienable rights of the colonial people what was his name?
**He will unlock out thinking
John Locke
Which Colonial Region had hard rocky land (soil), cold climate, and long winters?
New England Colonies
Enslaved persons in the New England/Middle worked in trade-related jobs where in the South, enslaved person worked as what?
A. in gold and silver mines
B. in cash crop productions
C.as merchants in major port cities
B. cash crop productions
What is name of the first legislative assembly in the colonies established in 1619?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Which group of English colonists settled in Massachusetts in order to escape religious persecution?
- Quakers
- Puritans/Pilgrims
- Catholics
Puritans/Pilgrims
Which region is described as having fertile soil, long growing seasons, plantation system (cash crops) , and warm climate?
Southern Colonies
What is a reason for European Exploration in the New World? *3Gs
God, Gold , Glory, & Goods
What is the colony founded by William Penn for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
The British imposed taxes such as the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts on the colonists to help pay the expenses of what war?
The French and Indian War
The Plantation System required Long growing seasons, Demand for Labor (enslaved people), and what?
A. Rich Soil
B. Lumber
C. Rocky Soil
A. Rich Soil
What purpose did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut serve all people in the community?
A. 1st representative assembly in the American colonies
B. An agreement that established the idea of self-government
C. First written constitution in the colonies
C. 1st written constitution in the colonies (FOC)
Which is the reason for the colonies to create a representative government (self-government)
A. Long distance from England
B.Salutary neglect from the Monarchy
C. The need for laws and town hall meetings
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
13 Colonies divided into 3 Regional parts-what are they called?
The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies
What "G" reason did the New England colonies established for? Colonies were: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland.
GOD-Religious Freedom
What was the 1st self governing social contract (document) that was signed by the Pilgrims in 1620?
Mayflower Compact
Which group of English colonists settled in Maryland in order to avoid religious persecution?
- Quakers
- Puritans/Pilgrims
- Catholics
Catholics
Which European country explored to expand their religion by building catholic missions and ended up finding Gold?
Spain
Rice, Indigo, Tobacco and Cotton were important agricultural products of which colonial region?
What is Southern Colonies
Which of the following colonies where NOT established for religion reasons?
A. Plymouth (Massachusetts)
B. Jamestown
C. Georgia
D. Pennsylvania
E. Maryland
B. Jamestown (GOLD)
C. Georgia (New opportunity)
What did a ship leaving Boston carry to Great Britain in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade system?
Raw materials like fish, lumber, furs, tobacco, whale oil, iron ore minerals, staple foods like oats.
What is the economic policy where the mother country profits from its colonies raw materials and markets. It is controlled trade.
Mercantilism
What did a ship leaving Great Britain import into the colonies in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade system?
Manufactured goods like furniture, weapons, and cloth
William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania so that Quakers can escape religious persecution in England. Quakers believed in -
A. male supremacy and the need to purify the Church of England
B The institution and expansion of slavery
C. nonviolence, religious tolerance and equality for men & women of all races
D. violence if it was used to rebel against an unfair government
C. nonviolence, religious tolerance and equality for men & women of all races
Which Colonial Regions has fertile soil and flat land to harvest oats, swift rivers, mining and trading?
Middle Colonies