Columbus to the Colonies

The three Gs that motivated nations like England to colonize the New World

• Guts, Glory, and Gold

• God, Gold and Gile

• Gold Glory and God

• generosity, grace, and gall

Explorers found gold and silver in the first settlements in North America

• true

• false

The first labor came from ______ ______ who agreed to

work in America for a number of years in exchange for travel

expenses and a place to live.

• African Slaves

• Indentured Servants

• The Spanish

• Native Americans

In the 150 years after Columbus first arrived, the population

of native people dropped by ___%. (That’s like our class going from 30

students to just 3!)

• 10%

• 50%

• 30%

• 90%

This religious colony was started by the Puritans in 1630. Otherwise known as the Pilgrims.

• The colony of Pennsylvania

• The colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island

• The Massachusetts Bay Colony

This colony was set up in 1632 by a wealthy English

family that was Catholic. This attracted other Catholics who were

persecuted in England to settle in here, too.

• The colony of Pennsylvania.

• The colony of Maryland

• The Massachusetts Bay Colony

This colony was established in 1681 by a Christian

group called the Quakers. They also faced problems in England, but

believed in tolerance for other religions

• The colony of Maryland

• The Massachusetts Bay Colony

• The colony of Pennsylvania

Each stop on the trade route provided goods

needed by the people at the next stop. What was needed in the Americas?

• Labor and Gold

• Furs, Lumbar and other natural resources

• Sugar, Molasses

Ships sailing from England to Africa carried cargo the African people needed. Those were... ?

• Furs, Lumbar, Fish, Tobacco

• Metal, Cloth, Weapons and Alcohol.

• Labor to work the fields

• Sugar, Molasses and Rum

England's Imports from America were?

• Tobacco, furs, fish, lumber, ship

  building materials

• Manufactured goods, tea, spices,

  cloth, furniture, luxury items

• Slave Labor, Weapons and Rum