Unit 1-Exploration & Colonization

Question 1

What is Mercantillism?

Answer 1

an economic system where a country aims to become wealthy and powerful by exporting more than it imports.

Question 2

What are the 3 reasons for European exploration?

Answer 2

God, Gold, and Glory

Question 3

What was the first permanent English settlement?

Answer 3

Jamestown established in 1607 in Virginia

Question 4

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Answer 4

a foundational agreement signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620, establishing a framework for self-governance

Question 5

What were the 13 colonies?

Answer 5

Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

Question 6

What were the 3 regions of the 13 colonies?

Answer 6

New England, Middle, and Southern

Question 7

What is the economy of the middle region?

Answer 7

a diverse mix of agriculture, trade, and manufacturing, with fertile land supporting “breadbasket” crops

Question 8

What is the difference between the economy of the Southern economy and the New England colonies?

Answer 8

The Southern colonial economy revolved around large-scale agriculture, particularly cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo, relying heavily on enslaved labor for production, while the New England colonies had a more diversified economy based on trade, shipbuilding, fishing, and subsistence farming.