6th Grade UIL Social Studies Flashcardziz

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Where was Christopher Columbus trying to go when he sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492?

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India and China

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What continent do Spain, France, and England (Britain) belong to?

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Europe

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Mercantilism was an economic system that was created for

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the mother country to get rich from raw materials of a colony.

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The Spanish were motivated to explore and colonize by three factors: God, Gold, and Glory.

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God, Gold, and Glory

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The three French motives to explore and colonize were: Friends, Furs, and Fish, God, Gold, and Glory, Christmas, Easter, and Summer vaca, Christians, Crowns, and Creativity.

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Friends, Furs, and Fish

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The last of the European countries to colonize in North America

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England (Britain)

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English motivations to explore and colonize were different from Spanish and French motivations. What was a key difference?

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Private citizens moved to the New World with their families.

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The Northwest Passage was a route explorers hoped to find to

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get to India and China across the top of Canada

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Which country had the largest group of immigrants? Options: Spain, France, Sweden, England

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England

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When the Pilgrims established the Colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts, it led to the signing of the Mayflower Compact which was what?

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An early form of Self-Government