European Exploration and Colonization #1
Why did France colonize North America?
To profit from trading furs and other goods.
What is the name of the document that was written as a social contract for self-government?
The Mayflower Compact of 1620.
Which Colonial Region had hard rocky land (soil), cold climate, and long winters?
Northern Colonies
Enslaved persons in the North worked trade-related jobs where in the South, enslaved person worked what?
- as craftsmen on plantations
- in gold and silver mines
- in cash crop productions
- as merchants in trade
cash crop productions
What is name of the first legislative assembly in the colonies?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Why did Quakers immigrate to Pennsylvania?
To escape religious persecution.
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?
God, Gold , Glory, & Goods
What is the colony founded by William Penn for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
People began to look to science and reason instead of God and religion during what?
The Enlightenment
The Plantation System required Long growing seasons, Demand for Labor, and what?
- Rich Soil
- Ship Building
- "Bread Basket"
- Sugar Cane
Rich Soil
What purpose did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut serve all people in the community?
- 1st representative assembly in the American colonies
- An agreement that established the idea of self-government
- First written constitution in the colonies
What is 1st written constitution in the colonies
What is the initial reason for Columbus and other European explorers traveling to the Western Hemisphere?
Find an all-water route to Asia (Northwest Passage)
13 Colonies divided in 3 Regional parts
The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies
What reason did the New England colonies established for? Colonies were: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland.
Religious Freedom
What is the reason for writing the Mayflower Compact in 1620 by Pilgrims?
Self-government (social contract)
Which group of English colonists settled in Maryland in order to avoid religious persecution?
- Quakers
- Puritans
- Catholics
- Pilgrims
Catholics
Which European country came for God, Gold, & Glory and was the 1st to come to the New World?
Spain
Rice, Indigo & Tobacco 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
C. Georgia
Which country in the New World reason for colonization consisted of Fur Trade, Creating Alliances with Native Americans?
What is France.
Economic policy where the mother country profits from its colonies raw materials.
Mercantilism
Which European power came to the New World for Religious Freedom, Land, & Profits?
England
William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania so that Quakers can escape religious persecution in England. Quakers believed in -
- male supremacy and the need to purify the Church of England
- the authority of the Pope and the institution of slavery
- nonviolence, religious tolerance and equality for men & women of all races
- violence if it was used to rebel against an unfair government
nonviolence, religious tolerance and equality for men & women of all races
Which Colonial Regions has fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers and mining and trading?
Middle Colonies