Colonization 1

The movement of plants, animals, and ideas between the “Old World” and the “New World” is called the

• Great Transfer

• Stock Exchange

• Global Market

• Columbian Exchange

After Spain claimed parts of the Americas, other countries began claiming land in the Americas too because they-

• Did not want people in the New World to only speak Spanish

• Did not want all the Natives in the Americas to become Catholic

• Wanted to become wealthier too

• Believed learning about Native American culture was important

The English established colonies -

• Along the Atlantic Ocean in North America

• Along the Atlantic Ocean in South America

• In the western parts of North America

• In the interior regions of North America

A key difference between the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth is -

• The reasons why they were established

• The country the settlers came from

• One settlement located on the coast and another settlement located in the mountains

• One settlement encountered Native Americans, while the other settlement did not encounter Native

  Americas

The Pilgrims moved to the Americans and settled Plymouth in 1620 because they -

• Believed the country of Britain was going to be overtaken by the country of Spain

• Wanted to create a new political system in which there was no king

• Yearned to share their religious beliefs with the Native Americans

• Wanted to escape religious persecution

The Mayflower Compact, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, was significant because it -

• Stated that the Pilgrims were no longer a part of the British Empire

• Granted equal rights to Native Americans that lived alongside the Pilgrims

• Was a social contract that established a form of self-government

• Was a treaty that established peace between the Native Americans and colonists for the next 20 years

Identify the physical characteristics of the New England colonies.

• Cold climate, rocky soil

• Cold climate, good soil, poor fishing

• Warm climate, rocky soil, natural harbors

• Warm climate, good harbors

Identify the primary economic activities of the New England colonies.

• Fishing, lumbering, plantations

• Lumber, fishing, shipbuilding, small farms

• Large farms, fishing, furs

• Grain farms, lumbering, tobacco farms

What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• The underground system slaves used to escape from their masters

• The system through which slaves were shipped to America

• The second layer of soil that is best for growing cotton

What made the South’s climate perfect for growing cash crops on plantations?

• Pre-existing irrigation systems, Native American trade posts

• Fertile soil, a long growing season

• Iron for making farming tools, large fields for slave auctions

• Rapidly changing temperatures, high winds