Unit 1 Flash cards
Jamestown / Plymouth
Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America, established by the Virginia Company on a peninsula of the James River in what is now Virginia.
The Plymouth Colony, established in 1620, was the first permanent English settlement in New England, founded by the Pilgrims who sought religious freedom and established a foundation for self-government through the Mayflower Compact
Mercantilisim
Mercantilism, an economic system from the 16th to 18th centuries, focused on a nation’s wealth through trade, aiming to accumulate gold and silver by exporting more than importing, and often involved government control of the economy
Transatlantic Trade
The Transatlantic Slave Trade was a horrific period in history where millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homes and transported to the Americas as enslaved people, driven by European demand for labor in the Americas, particularly for crops like sugar and tobacco.
French Exploration
The first French colonies Specfically expanded their territory and to establish trading post in the wilderness. The initial Settlements were built in eastern canada and along the great lakes.
Spanish exploration
This was Led by Christopher Columbus in 1492 the spanish, looked for a way to the east but instead found in the americas or “ The new world”. The original exploration by the spanish was fueled by the desire of Gold and silver.
How did mercantilist policies most affect the British colonies in North America?
A) They encouraged industrialization and technological innovation in the colonies.
B) They required colonies to export raw materials to Britain and import manufactured goods.
C) They granted colonies full political independence while maintaining economic ties.
D) They eliminated all taxes on trade between the colonies and other European nations.
B) They required colonies to export raw materials to Britain and import manufactured goods.
