8th Grade CBA Review

The three main reasons the Spanish wanted to explore the Americas was to spread Christianity, ________, and gain glory for themselves.

• find gold

• find tribes to trade beaver fur

• establish religious freedom

• found colonies for debtors.

The main reason the French wanted to explore North America was to

• find gold

• find tribes to trade beaver fur

• establish religious freedom

• gain flory for themselves

The English Settlement of ______________________ was founded in 1607 by rich men looking for gold. They found none and nearly starved to death until John Smith saved them.

• Plymouth

• Boston

• Providence

• Jamestown

The English Settlement of __________________ was founded in 1620 by William Bradford and English Puritans who wanted to establish religious freedom.

• Plymouth

• Boston

• Providence

• Jamestown

The ___________________ colonies in North America had very hot summers, more disease, fertile soil, had economies based on agriculture, and were mostly founded for profit.

• Northern

• Middle

• Southern

The ___________________ colonies in North America had rocky soil, extremely cold winters, were mostly founded for religious freedom.

• Northern

• Middle

• Southern

The ___________________ colonies in North America had diverse economies, were considered the "breadbasket" of the colonies, had mild climates, and two of them were taken from the Dutch by England.

• Northern

• Middle

• Southern

A system in which the king tried to increase his nation's wealth by having colonies only trade with the mother country.

• triangular trade

• cash crop

• joint stock company

• mercantilsim

When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?

• the American Passage
• the Middle Passage
• the Lower Passage
• the African Passage

The king of what country was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• France 
• Denmark
• England
• Spain