Colonization of America

What was the agricultural revolution?

• a war that broke out between farmers

• period of time when people learned to plant and raise crops

• a fight over the amount of land farmers could acquire

• a period of time when people began purchasing crops at the store

How did different cultures establish themselves in North America?

• The planted their flag in the soil and announced they had arrived

• They established borders around their settlements

• They established religions, social structures, government and many tools we still use today

• They signed the Declaration of Independence

What motive drove Christopher Columbus when his ships arrived in the Bahamas?

• Land

• Gold

• Religion

• Freedom

What was the importance of tobacco in the early colonial economy?

• People became addicted to it, got sick, and died

• It became illegal and was outlawed by the government

• It was used to treat many illnesses brought over from England

• It was a major cash crop and the demand for it grew

What prompted the ports of Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia to grow into cities?

• It was easier for people to travel back to England from these port cities

• Merchants had easier access to trade and shipping routes, so they wanted to live near the ports

• There was no other place to live after the large number of people moving to America

• After landing in America, it was difficult to find transportation out West, so most people had to stay on the East Coast.

What is mercantilism?

• The name for a person who sells goods

• The belief that a country's power is based on its wealth

• The theory of supply and demand

• The exchange of goods for other goods or money