Reasons for European Colonization
What are the 3 G's of European Exploration?
God, gold, glory
What was the massive exchange of people, plants, animals, and disease from Europe to the Americas known as?
The Columbian Exchange
Which colonies relied on fishing, trade, and shipbuilding?
New England Colonies
A settlement of people in a new land
Colony
Which colony had thin, rocky soil?
New England
Christopher Columbus came to the Americas originally looking for....
Trade routes to Asia
Triangular trade was between which 3 continents?
Southern Colonies grew cash crops such as....(list 3)
Cotton, tobacco, and indigo
To claim land for your nation and use it for resources and money
Colonization/ Colonize
_________________ is an economic system where a mother country establishes colonies to become wealthy and powerful.
Mercantilism
Which country came to the Americas looking for religious freedoms and natural resources? (England, France, Spain)
England
What type of goods were traded from Europe to Africa in exchange for enslaved people? (list one)
Weapons, rum, and cloth
Safe haven for people from different countries and religions to settled in
Middle Colonies
Accepting of different religious
Religious Tolerance
Which colony was the FIRST settled by England in the Americas in 1607?
Jamestown
Which European country colonized land in Canada and North America for the fur trade?
France
The journey ensured by slaves across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the Americas is called....
The Middle Passage
Which group of people settled Maryland as a safe place to worship?
Catholics
This type of government allowed citizens to elect their leads to make laws and rules for their colony.
Representative Government
Which colony was settled in 1620 in Massachusetts?
Plymouth
Which European country colonized the Americas to spread Christianity? (England, Spain, France)
Spain
What caused the death of millions of native americans?
Diseased brought from Europe
Which colony relied heavily on slave labor to farm cash crops?
Southern
These are crops grown to make a profit ($$$$)
Cash crops
What was the name of the self-government created by the Pilgrims?
Mayflower Compact