Exploration/Colonization Flashcards
(16 cards)
What are the three “G’s” of exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
Based on the book, Encounter, what were the native Americans’ perspective about the explorers? (You can listen to it again in Google Classroom)
The boy tried to warn the elders that it would be a mistake and that he had a bad dream and he was scared.
The native tribe was CURIOUS and welcoming.
What is the Europeans perspective on exploration?
They were bringing glory and gold back to their homeland and for their own personal wealth. They felt they deserved it. They spread their religion with the world.
Watch the BrainPop video again on the Columbian Exchange. ● What are somethings that were exchanged?
culture, food, livestock, people (slaves), diseases, and ideas (religion)
Watch the BrainPop video again on the Columbian
What are the lasting effects of the Columbian Exchange?
Trade routes amongst the world and the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Look at the map of the Atlantic Slave Trade. (on back of Columbian Exchange)
●What is the economic reason for the increase of slavery in the 13 colonies?
Work the cash crops (tobacco, cotton..)
● What effects did the Atlantic Slave Trade have on the colonies?
Native American slaves were dying from disease, so Africans were brought to the Americas to work on profitable cash crops.
Use your First Settlements of the New World Notes and Colonies Notes
Where was the first settlement of 1565 in America?
St. Augustine, Florida
Where was the first permanent English settlement of 1607?
Jamestown, Virginia
What was the importance of the Mayflower Compact?
It created a representative government in Plymouth
What is the primary purpose of the House of Burgesses?
To create local laws and taxes
What are some ways the colonists had to adapt to survive in the new settlements?
Make alliances with natives, form a government
How did slavery affect the economic growth of the colonies?
Slavery allowed the Southern colonies to gain vast (large) amounts of money and export many resources to other countries. Slavery quickly became part of the way of life in the south.
Characteristics
of Southern Colonies
Characteristics
-Warm climate- long growing season
-Cash Crops-Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo Exporting crops -Plantations
-A LOT of Slavery
-House Of Burgesses-
-Local laws and local taxes
Characteristics of Middle Colonies
grew grains- “BreadBasket Colonies”
-Good soil for grain
-Mine for iron- Cities
-Shipping
-Some slaves
-Small farms
Characteristics of New England
-Forests
-Rocky soil
-Cold Climate
-Hunt and Fish- whaling
-Shipbuilding, lumber
-Small farms
-Few slaves
-Religious=Laws
