STAAR Review

wealth, religion, expand empires, claim territory, new trade routes to Asia through Northwest Passage

• Spain
• France
• Reasons for Exploration
• New England Colonies

claimed Florida, Texas, California; built missions

• Spain
• France
• Reasons for Exploration

claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading

• Spain
• France
• Reasons for Exploration
• New England Colonies

rocky soil, cold climate, harbors, fishing, lumber, and shipbuilding; founded for religious freedom

• Spain
• France
• Reasons for Exploration
• New England Colonies

to escape religious persecution, Roger Williams left Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island

• Southern Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Mercantilism
• Relegious Toleration

New England colony; Puritans/Pilgrims founded for religious freedom; Boston major port city

• Southern Colonies
• MIddle Colonies
• Massachusetts
• Quakers

- rich farmland, moderate climate, grew oats, wheat, grain, and raised livestock

• Southern Colonies
• MIddle Colonies
• Massachusetts
• Quakers

1st anti-slavery group who lived in Pennsylvania

• Southern Colonies
• MIddle Colonies
• Massachusetts
• Quakers

fertile soil, warm climate, cash crops; Transatlantic Slave Trade provided slave labor for plantations; founded mainly for economic reasons; Jamestown, Virginia

• Southern Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Massachusetts
• Quakers

founded for Catholics seeking religious freedom

• Mercantilism
• Quakers
• Maryland
• Articles of Confederation