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Unit 1 Flashcards
European Exploration and Colonization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the reasons for exploration? (the reasons Europeans explored the New World) | Wealth, Religion, to expand empires, claim territory (GGG-God, Gold and Glory) |
| What were the reasons Spain came to the New World? | To claim land and to convert Native Americans |
| What was the reason the French came to the New World? | FUR trading |
| What was the ECONOMY based on in the New England region? (what did the North region do to make MONEY) | Fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, whaling, harbors |
| What was the ECONOMY based on in the Middle region? | growing grains, known as the "breadbasket" region |
| What was the ECONOMY based on in the Southern region? | Plantation system, cash crops such as cotton and tobacco,, agriculture |
| Describe the Geography in the New England region. | Rocky soil, cold climate, dense forests (lots of trees) |
| Describe the GEOGRAPHY in the Middle region. | mild climate (not too hot and not too cold), good soil to farm grains |
| Describe the GEOGRAPHY in the Southern region. | Long and hot summers, abundant land (a lot of land), VERY fertile soil (very good soil to grow cash crops) |
| What happened in the year 1607? | Jamestown was founded (first colony in the New world) |
| What happened in the year 1620? | Mayflower Compact was signed by the Pilgrims and was the first example of self-government in the colonies. |
| The Quakers were the first ________________. | abolitionists (anti-slavery group) |
| Who established Maryland and why? | Lord Baltimore established Maryland as a refuge for Catholics |
| Who established Georgia and why? | James Oglethorpe established Georgia as a refuge for debtors. |
| What is Mercantilism? | British controlled colonial trade and this angered the colonists |
| Who established Rhode Island and why? | Roger Williams with the help of Anne Hutchinson for religious tolerance and to separate church and state. |
| Who established Pennsylvania and why? | William PENN established PENNsylvania for QUAKERS to practice whatever religion (religious tolerance) |
| Who established Connecticut ? What did he create? | Thomas Hooker. He created the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut #firstconstitution |
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