Colonization Unit Study Guide- Answers
1. wealth and power, raw materials, manufactured goods 2. They needed more workers for their plantations and mines in the New World 4. Plantation, tobacco, rice, sugar 5. Atlantic Ocean Middle Passage 20%
s – mid 1800s 7. The trade of goods and ideas between the Old World and the New World 8. Europe, Asia, Africa 9. foods, animals, trade, diseases, languages, religion,
10. Spain 11. Portugal had colonies located in Brazil England had colonies on the east coast of North America France had colonies in present day Canada and Midwest region of U.S. Netherlands had colonies located along the Hudson river in present day New York
12. Spain, Central America, and parts of North America including CA, FL, & TX. 13. people and their culture, a new country 14. Gain wealth possibly from minerals, spread Christianity, and/or settle and farm
15. Conquer new lands, search for precious metals, and to convert natives to Christianity 16. Hernan Cortes, because they thought that the Spanish were gods and invited them in. 17. Guns, horses, mastiffs Biggest Weapon- disease 18. Pizarro, Atahualpa They took his gold and then killed him and attacked the Incas.
19. Bad weather, conflicts with Indians and other Europeans, disease, starvation 1 st successful colony- Acadia 20. Samuel de Champlain, Quebec 21. French traded tools, blankets, guns Indians traded furs and food The most valuable fur traded was Beaver, used to make felt hats 22. French and British
23. Economic- mercantilism Invest- joint stock company to own land opportunity for unemployed Cultural- Freedom of Religion i.e. Puritans and Quakers Political- opportunity to weaken Spain opposed to the Monarchy English have many groups seeking freedoms and wanting to start families and towns
24. Henry Hudson, Northwest Passage, New York, New Netherlands, New York 25. Language Religion Government, etc…..