European Exploration and Colonization What European country explored

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European Exploration and Colonization

European Exploration and Colonization

What European country explored and settled the Caribbean, Central America, and South America? •

What European country explored and settled the Caribbean, Central America, and South America? • Spain

For what two reasons did Englishmen settle in North America? • Religious Freedom •

For what two reasons did Englishmen settle in North America? • Religious Freedom • Economic Opportunity

What religious group settled New England? • The Puritans

What religious group settled New England? • The Puritans

What was another name for the Church of England? • The Anglican Church

What was another name for the Church of England? • The Anglican Church

What was the major reason for the settlement of New England? • Religious Freedom

What was the major reason for the settlement of New England? • Religious Freedom

Who settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620? • Commonly called the Pilgrims

Who settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620? • Commonly called the Pilgrims

What agreement signed by the male settlers at Plymouth helped establish the notion of

What agreement signed by the male settlers at Plymouth helped establish the notion of self-government in the Americas? • The Mayflower Compact

Who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony? • The Puritans

Who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony? • The Puritans

What was the basic unit of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? • The Church Congregation

What was the basic unit of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? • The Church Congregation • Each congregation established a Town

Where did the Puritans practice a form of direct democracy? • At Town Meetings

Where did the Puritans practice a form of direct democracy? • At Town Meetings

What three European groups chiefly settled the Middle Atlantic region? • English • Dutch

What three European groups chiefly settled the Middle Atlantic region? • English • Dutch • Germans

What was the major reason for the settlement of Virginia and the other Southern

What was the major reason for the settlement of Virginia and the other Southern colonies? • Economic Opportunity

Who founded the Virginia colony as a business venture? • The Virginia Company of

Who founded the Virginia colony as a business venture? • The Virginia Company of London

Who were the English nobility who received large land grants in Virginia from the

Who were the English nobility who received large land grants in Virginia from the King of England helped settle the colony? • Cavaliers

Define indentured servant? • A person who agreed to work a certain number of

Define indentured servant? • A person who agreed to work a certain number of years in exchange for payment of his passage to America.

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America? • Jamestown

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America? • Jamestown

What became the cash crop of the Virginia colony? • Tobacco

What became the cash crop of the Virginia colony? • Tobacco

What was the first elected assembly (lawmaking body) in the New World? • The

What was the first elected assembly (lawmaking body) in the New World? • The House of Burgesses

With what colony does one associate the Cavaliers? • Virginia

With what colony does one associate the Cavaliers? • Virginia

Where did many poor English immigrants settle in the Virginia colony? • In the

Where did many poor English immigrants settle in the Virginia colony? • In the Shenandoah Valley or western Virginia

What regions of the Western Hemisphere did the Spanish explore and settle? • The

What regions of the Western Hemisphere did the Spanish explore and settle? • The Caribbean • Central America • South America

What region of the Western Hemisphere did the French explore? • Canada

What region of the Western Hemisphere did the French explore? • Canada

Who had better relations with the First Americans, the British or the French? •

Who had better relations with the First Americans, the British or the French? • The French

How did English colonization affect the American Indians? • Lost territory • Died from

How did English colonization affect the American Indians? • Lost territory • Died from European diseases, especially smallpox

What group did Europeans force to come to the Americas? • Africans

What group did Europeans force to come to the Americas? • Africans

Name four characteristics of the economy of the New England colonies? • • Shipbuilding

Name four characteristics of the economy of the New England colonies? • • Shipbuilding Fishing Lumbering Subsistence Farming

Name three characteristics of the economy of the Middle Colonies? • Shipbuilding • Small

Name three characteristics of the economy of the Middle Colonies? • Shipbuilding • Small farms • Trading

What was the economic basis of the Southern colonies? • Cash crops raised on

What was the economic basis of the Southern colonies? • Cash crops raised on large Plantations

What formed the basis of the economy of the Southern colonies in the mountains

What formed the basis of the economy of the Southern colonies in the mountains and valleys of the Appalachian foothills? • Subsistence farming • Hunting • Trading

What were three cash crops of the Southern colonies? • Tobacco • Rice •

What were three cash crops of the Southern colonies? • Tobacco • Rice • Indigo

What were the two cash crops in South Carolina? • Rice • Indigo

What were the two cash crops in South Carolina? • Rice • Indigo

Which English colonies believed in private property and free enterprise (profit)? • ALL

Which English colonies believed in private property and free enterprise (profit)? • ALL

What trade pattern brought Africans to the English colonies? • The Triangular Trade

What trade pattern brought Africans to the English colonies? • The Triangular Trade

What was the name of the forced voyage of African slaves from their homes

What was the name of the forced voyage of African slaves from their homes to the New World? • The Middle Passage

According to the SOL, what were the 3 points in the Triangular Trade? •

According to the SOL, what were the 3 points in the Triangular Trade? • The New England Colonies • The West Indies • Africa

To what major conflict did the Southern colonies’ slavery-based agricultural economy eventually lead? •

To what major conflict did the Southern colonies’ slavery-based agricultural economy eventually lead? • The Civil War

What does religious tolerance mean? • Freedom of Religion

What does religious tolerance mean? • Freedom of Religion

What religious group settled Pennsylvania? • Quakers

What religious group settled Pennsylvania? • Quakers

What religious group settled Maryland? • Roman Catholics

What religious group settled Maryland? • Roman Catholics

What two groups of colonists generally believed in religious tolerance? • Quakers • Roman

What two groups of colonists generally believed in religious tolerance? • Quakers • Roman Catholics

What are the eastern lowlands of the Atlantic Coastal Plain called? • Tidewater

What are the eastern lowlands of the Atlantic Coastal Plain called? • Tidewater

What was the background of the small farmers, hunters, and traders in the mountains

What was the background of the small farmers, hunters, and traders in the mountains and valleys of the inland South? • Scotch-Irish • English

What religious movement swept the American colonies in the mid-1700 s? • The Great

What religious movement swept the American colonies in the mid-1700 s? • The Great Awakening

Name two important leaders of the Great Awakening? • George Whitefield • Jonathan Edwards

Name two important leaders of the Great Awakening? • George Whitefield • Jonathan Edwards

What two denominations grew rapidly as a result of the Great Awakening? • Baptists

What two denominations grew rapidly as a result of the Great Awakening? • Baptists • Methodists

What religious movement of the mid-18 th century preached “fire and brimstone” sermons to

What religious movement of the mid-18 th century preached “fire and brimstone” sermons to encourage spiritual rebirth? • The Great Awakening

What did the Great Awakening challenge? • The religious order of the colonies •

What did the Great Awakening challenge? • The religious order of the colonies • The governmental order of the colonies