Exploration Vocabulary
Journey that transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas.
The Middle Passage
Mayflower Compact
This colony was founded by William Penn as a safe haven for Quakers.
Pennsylvania
Which of the following was a direct effect of European diseases on indigenous populations?
a) Strengthened immunity to diseases
b) Population growth and stability
c) Massive population decline
C
Describe what the Middle Passage was like for kidnapped Africans.
-cramped living conditions
-spread of diseases
-lack of adequate food and water
This person is credited with the first European contact with the Americas. He was seeking a trade route to Asia, but landed in the Caribbean.
Christopher Columbus
Early British colony in what is now Virginia. Settlers established this colony with the goal of finding gold and riches. However, they faced challenges early on due to harsh winter conditions and lack of fresh water.
Jamestown
This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore as a safe haven for Catholics.
Maryland
European explorers often forced indigenous people to convert to ___________________.
Christianity
Before kidnapping Africans, Europeans originally tried to enslave _________________.
Indigenous people
The original inhabitants of a region or country, and are descended from the people who lived there before people from other cultures or ethnicities arrived
Indigenous people
These people established the colony of Plymouth, with the goal of seeking religious freedom
Pilgrims/separatists/puritans
This colony was founded as a buffer colony between Spanish settlers and other English colonies
Georgia
Which region was characterized by a mixed economy of agriculture, fishing, and shipbuilding?
New England
What was one reason the Atlantic Slave Trade started?
Money, demand for labor
An economic system used by European empires from the 16th to the 18th century to increase their wealth and power
Mercantilism
An early colony in what is now North Carolina. Settlers intended to create a permanent, self-sustaining community. However, colonists mysteriously disappeared, and the fate of the colony is still a mystery today.
Roanoke
Name all 4 New England colonies
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
The Middle Colonies were known for their production of what types of goods?
a) Timber and fish
b) Grain and livestock
c) Tobacco and cotton
d) Furs and iron
B - Grain and livestock
True or false: The New England colonies and Middle colonies never had slavery.
False
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
Columbian Exchange
The names for the three early colonial regions.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Name all 4 Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Which group of colonies was known for its diverse population and tolerance of different religious practices?
This is the term for the sea journey taken by kidnapped Africans to the Americas.
Hint: 2 words
Middle passage