Exploration and Colonization

Why did France want to colonize America?

• Religious reasons

• Overpopulation in Europe

• To trade fur and other goods

• To join with the other European nations

How do scientist believe people traveled from Asia to America???

• Walked from Canada

• Sailed across the Ocean

• Sailed across the narrow strait

• Walked across the Bering Strait a land bridge

Why trade across the ocean?

• The steam engine made it easy

• cash crops were very profitable

• No taxes or tariffs

• Industry

How was Jamestown for the settlers?

• Easy and built tons of houses and roads

• Native Americans were hostile

• The environment was very challenging

• Not good the Dutch already settled there

What does the middle passage mean?

• Trade route for slaves

• Colonial trade route

• Secrete passage way

• A step in the social class system

What state was Jamestown located when it was settled in 1607?

• New York

• Massachusetts

• Virgina

• South Carolina

How was the French and Native American relationship?

• They hated each other

• Good they traded fur for guns

• They were allies against the Americans

• Natives were slaves for the French

What country founded New York???

• Spain

• England

• France

• Netherland

Triangle Trade was the trade of what???

• Slaves for rum

• Rum for sugar

• Sugar for guns

• Guns for fur

What reason was NOT a reason for exploration??

• Europeans wanted wealth and power

• Water route to Asia

• Technological advances make water travel easy

• Marco Polo did it so can I!!!