Exploration and Colonization Eras

4 reasons for exploration are: wealth, ___________, expand empires, & claim ______________

Spain claimed Florida, _____________, California, & built ___________

France claimed land in order to

• spread religion

• trade furs

• convert native americans

• get famous

New England colonies were established for fishing, lumbering, ____________, and the harbors

• vegetation

• farming

• shipbuilding

• fur trade

Religious tolerance began in Rhode Island by

• Roger Williams

• William Penn

• Ann Hutchison

• John Smith

Transatlantic slave trade, plantations, cash crops, & fertile soil best describe which region?

• New England

• Southern

• Middle

• Western

Which colony was founded as a place for Catholics

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts

• Maryland

Which was an example of a social contract?

• Fundamental orders of Connecticut

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

Burgess is a _______________

What word is used to describe how England controlled colonial trade and angered the colonist?