European Exploration European Exploration and Colonizationand Colonization

What European country What European country explored and settled the explored and settled the

Caribbean, Central Caribbean, Central America, and South America, and South

America?America?

•SpainSpain

For what two reasons did For what two reasons did Englishmen settle in Englishmen settle in

North America?North America?

• Religious FreedomReligious Freedom

• Economic OpportunityEconomic Opportunity

What religious group What religious group settled New England?settled New England?

•The PuritansThe Puritans

What was another name What was another name for the Church of for the Church of

England?England?

• The Anglican ChurchThe Anglican Church

What was the major What was the major reason for the reason for the

settlement of New settlement of New England?England?

• Religious FreedomReligious Freedom

Who settled at Plymouth, Who settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620?Massachusetts in 1620?

• The SeparatistsThe Separatists

• commonly called the commonly called the PilgrimsPilgrims

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

self-government in the self-government in the Americas?Americas?

• The Mayflower The Mayflower CompactCompact

Who settled the Who settled the Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay

Colony?Colony?

•The PuritansThe Puritans

How did the Puritans How did the Puritans get their name?get their name?

• The Puritans wanted The Puritans wanted to purify or reform to purify or reform the Anglican Church.the Anglican Church.

What was the basic unit What was the basic unit of of

the Massachusetts Bay the Massachusetts Bay Colony?Colony?

• The Church CongregationThe Church Congregation

• Each congregation Each congregation established a established a TownTown

Where did the Where did the Puritans practice a Puritans practice a

form of direct form of direct democracy?democracy?

•At Town MeetingsAt Town Meetings

Which colony did the Which colony did the Pilgrims settle?Pilgrims settle?

•PlymouthPlymouth

What three European What three European groups chiefly settled the groups chiefly settled the Middle Atlantic region?Middle Atlantic region?

• EnglishEnglish

• DutchDutch

• GermansGermans

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

Southern colonies?Southern colonies?

• Economic Economic OpportunityOpportunity

Who founded the Who founded the Virginia colony as a Virginia colony as a business venture?business venture?

• The Virginia The Virginia Company of LondonCompany of London

Who were the English Who were the English nobility who received large nobility who received large

land grants in Virginia from land grants in Virginia from the King of England and the King of England and helped settle the colony?helped settle the colony?

• CavaliersCavaliers

Define indentured Define indentured servant?servant?

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

What was the first What was the first permanent English permanent English settlement in North settlement in North

America?America?

•JamestownJamestown

What became the cash What became the cash crop of the Virginia crop of the Virginia

colony?colony?

•TobaccoTobacco

What was the first elected What was the first elected assembly (lawmaking assembly (lawmaking

body) in the New World?body) in the New World?

•The House of The House of BurgessesBurgesses

With what colony does With what colony does one associate the one associate the

Cavaliers?Cavaliers?

•VirginiaVirginia

How did English How did English colonization affect the colonization affect the

American Indians?American Indians?

• Lost territoryLost territory

• Died from European diseases, Died from European diseases, especially smallpoxespecially smallpox

What group did What group did Europeans force to come Europeans force to come

to the Americas?to the Americas?

•AfricansAfricans

Name four characteristics of Name four characteristics of the economy of the New the economy of the New

England colonies?England colonies?

• ShipbuildingShipbuilding

• FishingFishing

• LumberingLumbering

• Subsistence FarmingSubsistence Farming

Name three characteristics of Name three characteristics of the economy of the Middle the economy of the Middle

Colonies?Colonies?

• ShipbuildingShipbuilding

• Small farmsSmall farms

• TradingTrading

What was the economic What was the economic basis of the Southern basis of the Southern

colonies?colonies?

• Cash crops raised on Cash crops raised on large Plantationslarge Plantations

What were the three cash What were the three cash crops of the Southern crops of the Southern

colonies?colonies?

• TobaccoTobacco

• Rice Rice

• IndigoIndigo

What were the two cash What were the two cash crops in South Carolina?crops in South Carolina?

• RiceRice

• IndigoIndigo

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

•ALLALL

What trade pattern What trade pattern brought Africans to the brought Africans to the

English colonies?English colonies?

• The Triangular TradeThe Triangular Trade

What was the name of the What was the name of the forced voyage of African forced voyage of African

slaves from their homes to slaves from their homes to the New World?the New World?

•The Middle PassageThe Middle Passage

According to the SOL, According to the SOL, what were the 3 points in what were the 3 points in

the Triangular Trade?the Triangular Trade?

• The New England ColoniesThe New England Colonies

• The West IndiesThe West Indies

• AfricaAfrica

To what major conflict did To what major conflict did the Southern colonies’ the Southern colonies’

slavery-based agricultural slavery-based agricultural economy eventually lead?economy eventually lead?

•The Civil WarThe Civil War

What does religious What does religious tolerance mean?tolerance mean?

•Freedom of Freedom of ReligionReligion

What religious What religious group settled group settled

Pennsylvania?Pennsylvania?

•QuakersQuakers

What religious What religious group settled group settled Maryland?Maryland?

•Roman CatholicsRoman Catholics

What two groups of What two groups of colonists generally colonists generally

believed in religious believed in religious tolerance?tolerance?

• QuakersQuakers

• Roman CatholicsRoman Catholics

What are the eastern What are the eastern lowlands of the lowlands of the Atlantic Coastal Atlantic Coastal

Plain called?Plain called?

•TidewaterTidewater

What religious What religious movement swept the movement swept the American colonies in American colonies in

the mid-1700s?the mid-1700s?

• The Great AwakeningThe Great Awakening

Name two important Name two important leaders of the Great leaders of the Great

Awakening?Awakening?

• George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield

• Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards

What two denominations What two denominations grew rapidly as a result grew rapidly as a result

of the Great Awakening?of the Great Awakening?

• BaptistsBaptists

• MethodistsMethodists

What religious movement of What religious movement of the mid-18th century the mid-18th century preached “fire and preached “fire and

brimstone” sermons to brimstone” sermons to encourage spiritual rebirth?encourage spiritual rebirth?

• The Great AwakeningThe Great Awakening