SS Test 9/30/22 Flashcards
(32 cards)
How were Native American cultures separated?
Region
Why did the Native Americans become less nomadic?
They started planting crops and couldn’t leave them.
What happens to society when they start planting crops?
-Population increases
-Became more advanced, AKA
-permanent houses
-didn’t have to focus on food so the arts could grow
-stable society
-Native American beliefs flourished
What was the “new world”?
North and South America
What was the “old world”?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
What was the Columbian exchange?
An exchange of goods and ideas that began with Columbus’s voyage to the Americas
Where did Europe Colonize?
-Spain claimed much of South America, the Caribbean islands, Central America into North America, and was mostly searching for gold and riches
-France claimed much of Canada, claimed Hati, and central North America is there for trapping.
-England claimed land along the Atlantic coast and created permanent settlements like Jamestown and Plymouth
-Dutch established trading posts along the Hudson river, and their largest settlement became Manhattan.
Which countries participated in the slave trade?
Spain, England, and the Dutch
Who did Columbus convince to fund his trips?
The Spanish monarchy
How long did Columbus’s expedition sail before reaching land?
One month.
Where did Columbus think he landed?
An island in the Indies
What were the first English settlers interested in?
Finding gold and returning to England, the expedition was all male.
When did the second group of colonists go to Roanoke?
1587
Why did John White leave Roanoke?
Supplies ran low
How long was John White gone from Roanoke?
3 years
When did Jamestown settlers arrive and where did they settle?
In 1607, and settled in a swampy area of land in Virgina
What were the drawbacks of Jamestown?
There were disease-carrying mosquitoes and a powerful native group
What was John Smith’s rule when he took control?
Only those who worked would eat
How long did Jamestown settlers keep Pocotontas captive?
A year
Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Rolfe, one of her instructors. They had a son
How old was Pocahontas when she died?
22
What was the Triangular trade?
A system of trading in which a country pays for its imports by its exports to another country.
What did the triangular trade in the 18th-19th century look like?
-Britain traded with Africa in exchange for slaves shipped to the Americas.
-America would use the slaves to harvest sugar, rum, tobacco, etc, which they would send to Britain
-Britain would send European products (things that did not exist in Africa) to Africa for slaves, and the cycle will begin anew
What were the New England colonies?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire
