European Exploration and Colonization

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

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

What religious group settled New England? The PuritansThe Puritans

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

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

Who settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620? The SeparatistsThe Separatists commonly called the Pilgrimscommonly called the Pilgrims

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

Who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony? The PuritansThe Puritans

How did the Puritans get their name? The Puritans wanted to purify or reform the Anglican Church.The Puritans wanted to purify or reform the Anglican Church.

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

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

Which colony did the Pilgrims settle? PlymouthPlymouth

What three European groups chiefly settled the Middle Atlantic region? EnglishEnglish DutchDutch GermansGermans

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

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

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

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

What became the cash crop of the Virginia colony? TobaccoTobacco

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

With what colony does one associate the Cavaliers? VirginiaVirginia

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

What group did Europeans force to come to the Americas? AfricansAfricans

Name four characteristics of the economy of the New England colonies? ShipbuildingShipbuilding FishingFishing LumberingLumbering Subsistence FarmingSubsistence Farming

Name three characteristics of the economy of the Middle Colonies? ShipbuildingShipbuilding Small farmsSmall farms TradingTrading

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

What were the three cash crops of the Southern colonies? TobaccoTobacco RiceRice IndigoIndigo

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

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

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

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

According to the SOL, what were the 3 points in the Triangular Trade? The New England ColoniesThe New England Colonies The West IndiesThe West Indies AfricaAfrica

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

What does religious tolerance mean? Freedom of ReligionFreedom of Religion

What religious group settled Pennsylvania? QuakersQuakers

What religious group settled Maryland? Roman CatholicsRoman Catholics

What two groups of colonists generally believed in religious tolerance? QuakersQuakers Roman CatholicsRoman Catholics

What are the eastern lowlands of the Atlantic Coastal Plain called? TidewaterTidewater

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

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

What two denominations grew rapidly as a result of the Great Awakening? BaptistsBaptists MethodistsMethodists

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