Places
Ran the VoC, started a trade empire
Founding of Wilmington NC
1739
Major religion in the West
Christianity
Empire focused on changing cultures and Catholicism
Spain
This movement emphasized reason and human experience
Age of Enlightenment
Focuses on the individual first
Individualism
Lots of shipping whaling, etc (British Colony)
New England
This period saw European powers race to discover new lands and set up empires
Age of Exploration
Ancient civilizations that laid foundations for the West
Greece/Rome
Large plantations and slave labor (British Colony)
Southern Colonies
Company established in 1602
Dutch VoC
True or False: The West emphasizes family first always
False
Known for diverse economy and religious freedom (British Colony)
Middle Colonies
This town was the first permanent English colony set up in 1607
Jamestown Virginia
True or false: Ancient Greece and Rome invented Christianity
False