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Economic opportunity: jobs or better wages; joining family and friends in a new area are examples of
Pull Factors
Tobacco, fur, whale oil, lumber, and sugar were shipped from the __________ to ___________.
Americas to Europe
This war led to devastating losses for Native Americans, including loss of land and many deaths.
King Philip’s War
A journal entry by a colonist from Jamestown would be considered a
Primary Source
Where did most enslaved people live in 1750?
In the Southern Colonies.
____________were sent from Europe to Africa
Guns, cloth, and pots
What was Evangeline?
The story of the Acadians (Cajuns) became famous worldwide because of this poem
Why did the Southern Colonies depend so much on slave labor?
The Southern Colonies depended on slave labor because their economy was based on large plantations that grew labor-intensive crops like tobacco, sugar, and cotton. Enslaved workers provided a reliable and inexpensive source of labor for these operations.
Which country had the most successful colonies in North America ?
England
Why was education important in New England
To ensure everyone could read the Bible.
The second Spanish governor of Louisiana was
Alejandro O'Reilly
____________came to Louisiana from the Canary Islands.
The Isleños
_____________________claimed all the land drained by the Mississippi River for France.
Free people of African and French descent who contributed to Louisiana’s culture and economy.
Gens de Couleur Libres
What were the effects of colonization on Native Americans?
Displacement from their lands, cultural and societal changes, and devastation from European diseases.
What motivated the Spanish to explore and colonize the New World?
Gold, Glory, Religion
The first European country to send explorers to the Americas was
Spain
What resources did New England have an abundance of?
Timber and natural harbors
Why does New Orleans have Spanish-style architecture?
Because of reconstruction after city fires during Spanish rule.
It was the first representative government in the American colonies and set a precedent for self-governance.
House of Burgesses
were transported from Africa to the Americas (known as the Middle Passage)
Enslaved Africans
Henry Hudson claimed land for ______________ in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada
the Netherlands
What leg of the slave trade were raw materials manufactured into sellable goods?
Americas to Europe
What event happened in 1724?
The new Code Noir articles are written
How is absolute location determined?
By using latitude (distance from the Equator) and longitude (distance from the Prime Meridian).