Colonization

Defines the time of American History prior to 1776.

Exchange of resources and goods between Europe and North America after 1492.

Country that sent explorers to claim land south and west of the Mississippi River for gold, ranching & farming.

First English colony settled in 1607 for the purpose to economic reasons.

Large farming operation primarily located in the southern colonies.

Country that claimed most of the Atlantic coast of North America.

The king of England’s protection for individual rights and approved taxation.

The act of seeking and claiming new lands for economic, political, and social reasons.

Colonization for the purpose for creation of wealth.

System that captured and sold people from their homeland to work on colonial plantations.