Carr - Unit 1 The Colonies FLASHCARDS

Front

What number is the Virginia Colony on the map?

Back

10

Front

What number is the Massachusetts on the map?

Back

2

Front

Which area of Virginia would the Cavaliers have settled?

Back

Inside the red area

Front

In which area on the map would subsistence farming be the main economic mode in the Virginia colony?

Back

Between the red/green line and the blue line

Front

What would be the main economic activity of the Virginia colony inside the red line?

Back

Plantation Agriculture

Answer explanation

The main economic activity of the Virginia colony was plantation agriculture, which involved large-scale farming of cash crops like tobacco, relying heavily on enslaved labor.

Front

Did Britain encourage its colonies to trade and sell to other countries to be more profitable?

Back

False

Answer explanation

The statement is false because Britain primarily restricted its colonies to trade exclusively with them, limiting their ability to trade with other countries for greater profitability.

Front

Mercantilism

Back

colonies only trade with their mother country

Answer explanation

The best definition of Mercantilism is that colonies only trade with their mother country. This economic theory emphasizes that a nation's strength is directly related to its wealth, which is maximized by restricting trade to the mother country.

Front

The Jamestown colony was founded in what year?

Back

1607

Answer explanation

The Jamestown colony was founded in 1607, making it the first permanent English settlement in North America. The other dates listed, such as 1620 (Plymouth) and 1492 (Columbus), are not related to Jamestown.

Front

The Jamestown settlement was the first permanent, _______ settlement in the new world.

Back

British

Answer explanation

The Jamestown settlement was the first permanent British settlement in the New World, established in 1607. It marked the beginning of the British colonization in America.

Front

The cost of the Jamestown settlers was paid for by a group of investors in London called the ________________.

Back

Virginia Company of London