The 13 Colonies
Which colony was the first colony established in 1607 at Cape Henry?
Virginia
New Englanders focused on fishing and trade instead of farming because of this geographic challenge.
Rocky soil and long winters.
This tool helped sailors find direction at sea.
Compass.
Plants, Animals, People and Diseases.
European search for new trade routes led to this.
Exploration of the Americas and Africa.
This colony was founded by William Penn as a "Holy Experiment"
Pennsylvania.
The Southern Colonies had fewer towns and schools because of this.
Plantations were spread far apart.
The three main motives for Europeans exploration of the world in the 1400s and 1500s?
God, Gold, and Glory.
One major negative result of the Columbian Exchange.
Spread of diseases that wiped out Native Americans.
Introduction of European diseases caused this.
Massive Native population loss.
Which colony was the second colony that arrived on the Mayflower and was known for establishing a self-government?
Massachusetts
Need for labor on cash crop plantations.
This explorer sailed for Ferdinand & Isabella and never made it to the New World (however his cartographer did).
Columbus
This crop from the Americas helped European populations grow.
Potato.
Lack of Native labor led to this.
Growth of the African slave trade.
This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore as a safe place for Catholics.
Maryland
European powers established outposts and trading posts to practice capitalism through this free enterprise system.
Mercantilism
The first explorer to sail around Africa to India
Vasco de Gama
Most diseases traveled in this direction across the Atlantic.
From Europe to the Americas (Old World to New World)
Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas resulted in this.
The Spanish empire taking over much of the Americas.
What were the cash crops of the southern plantations? Name 3 of the 4.
Cotton, Tobacco, Rice, & Tea.
This document created fair laws and self-government for the Pilgrims.
Mayflower Compact.
Which explorer circumnavigated the world?
Magellan
Most new crops like corn and tomatoes traveled in which direction?
Americas to Europe (New World to Old World)
New World crops spread to Europe cause this to happen.
Population increased in Europe due to new crops which fed their people.