Exploration and Colonization

The 3 G's of Exploration stood for...

• God, gold, & glory
• God, good times, & girls
• Gains, gold, & guppies
• God, gold, & goof ups

Who were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?

• Spain, Germany, and France
• England, Spain, & France
• Italy, Spain, and Portugal
• Portugal, Ireland, & France

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

• lumber
• peanuts
• corn
• tobacco

Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?

• To work on Sugar Plantations
• To seek Religious freedom
• To work on tobacco plantations
• To fight against American Indians

What was one of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth
• to stop slavery
• to gain indentured servants
• to gain independence

What is the Middle Passage?

• The route taken by slaves to the New World.
• The route taken by raw materials to Europe.
• The route taken by refined materials to the New World.
• The route taken by refined materials to Africa.

Mercantilism is when

• Raw materials were bought cheaply by the colony and sold as refined materials to the 'Mother Country'
• Raw materials were bought cheaply by the 'Mother Country' and sold as refined materials to the colony
• When merchants sold their goods for high prices to working class citizens
• When working class citizens were forced to sell their products to make profits

What year was Jamestown discovered?

• 1603
• 1604
• 1606
• 1607

Which European motivation of exploration does this statement represent?

Send missionaries to new lands to convert the native people to Christianity

• Economic

• Political

• Religious

• Geographic