Study guide-exploration and colonization

Describe the colonists in Jamestown, Virginia.

They were a religious group of people

Describe the importance of the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

It established self government, a limited government and a representative government

How were Jamestown, which was established in 1607 and New Amsterdam which was settled in 1625 similar?

Both are located near the water. Near the coast.

Where was the first permanent English Settlement located? Describe the significance.

Jamestown, along the Atlantic coast, near water. Enabled the colonists to set up fishing trades and other industries that utilized water.

Who worked in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia?

The slaves from Africa

What hardship brought over by the Europeans affected the American Indians?

They brought over diseases

Briefly describe what the European explorers were trying to find. What stood in their way?

The European explorers were looking for an all water route to Asia. They didn’t find it, but found land (New World) instead.

On what basis was North Carolina, Maryland and Pennsylvania founded?

North Carolina-was a southern colony formed for economic reasons

Pennsylvania-Named after William Penn, was established for the Catholics and was a refuge for the Quakers.

Maryland-Safe haven for the Catholics.

The Atlantic coastline has which geographic feature that contributed most to the trade growth in the British colonies?

Water, the coastline, ports and harbors

Where did most early colonists tend to settle and why?

Near the water because of the advantages it provided, ie trading, transportation, manufacturing.

Why did the European rulers want to colonize North America?

They wanted a portion of the money the colonists would make. They would fund the explorations and in return, the colonists would send money from the New World.

Describe the Columbian Exchange.

Trade between the continents of Europe, Africa and America

The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, which later was renamed New York was established for what primary reason?

Fur trading

Describe the colony of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Maryland-Lord Baltimore. Established a safe haven for Catholics. It was named after the Catholic Queen

Pennsylvania-Founded by William Penn, it was established for Quaker societies and allowed for limited government.

Georgia-Founded by James Ogelthorpe. Was used as a buffer colony to Spanish Florida

What is mercantilism?

Taking raw materials or resources and making them into goods that could be traded.

Describe the “civil body politick”.