Early Exploration
List the Three G's of Exploration
God, Gold, and Glory
Where did the British colonize in the New World and what geographic barrier stopped the colonies from expanding west?
East Coast and Appalachian Mountains
Why did the Pilgrims leave England and create the Plymouth Colony
They were searching for religious freedom
The founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, was a part of what religious group
The Quakers
The first successful English Colony in North America was named
Jamestown
Who is the New World named for?
Amerigo Vespucci
What happened to the population of Native Americans, and why did this happen
Their population decreased due to the diseases introduced to them from the Old World
Why did the Puritans leave England and create the Massachusetts Bay Colony
To Purify the Church of England
Why were the Middle Colonies called the "Breadbasket" Colonies
It was the Colonies with the highest number of Grains being produced
The name of the "Failed Colony". The first English attempt at colonizing America
Roanoke
What is the trading system name of products being exchanged between the New and Old World
Colombian Exchange
What is the system of political economy which involves establishing colonies
mercantilism
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims arrived on
The Mayflower
These Middle colonies were originally owned by the Swedish?
New Jersey and Delaware
List Three Cash Crops of the South
Tobacco, Cotton, Indigo
List the three European countries that colonized North America
England, Spain, and France
What helped Jamestown become profitable and who brought it to the New World?
tobacco John Rolfe
List the Four Colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
List the Four Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
List the Five Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North and, South Carolina, Georgia
The Magnetic Compass, Astrolabe, and the Caravel ship were created during this time period in Europe
The Renaissance
What was the Middle Passage
The Middle Passage was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
List three exports of the New England Colonies
Ships, Fish/Crab, Timber, Furs, Rum
DAILY DOUBLE
What country originally colonized New Jersey and New York
Netherlands (the Dutch)
Which Colony was founded as a buffer zone from the Spanish
Georgia