Unit 1--Exploration and Colonization Flashcards
Reasons for Explorations?
. God
.Glory
.Gold
Who Claimed Florida, Texas, and California; built missions?
Spain
What did France do In Exploration?
Claimed land in the New World to profit from fur trading
What was the main job in the New England colonies?
The main jobs were fishing or building ships because of the rocky soil and cold climate.
What was the colony that the pilgrims found for religious freedom?
Massachusetts
How were the middle colonies?
.Rich Farmland
.Moderate climate
.Grew oats
.Grew wheat
.Grew grain
.Raised livestock
who were the Quakers?
The First anti-slavery in Pennsylvania
Why was a Translatlantic Slave trade mainly to southern colonies?
The slaves were needed for the plantations because of the fertile soil and warm climate
Why was Maryland founded?
It was founded by Catholics seeking for religious freedom
Reasons for self-government?
.Distance of Britain
.Pilgrim Mayflower Compact
.Virginia House of Burgesses
.Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
.First Great Awakening
What was the mother country?
The mother country was mercantilist, and the British controlled the trade.
