Exploration and Colonization Era U.S. History STAAR

Maryland

• Founded for Catholics seeking religious freedom.

• Established as a trading post for merchants.

• Created as a military base for the British.

• Formed as a colony for agricultural development.

France's Territories

• claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading

• established colonies for agricultural development

• sought territories for gold mining

• expanded its empire through military conquest

Spain's Territories

• claimed Florida, Texas, California; built missions

• established colonies in New England

• controlled the Caribbean islands

• founded settlements in Canada

Reasons for Exploration

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

• to spread democracy and freedom

• to escape from political oppression

• to establish colonies for agricultural purposes

What were the key characteristics of the Southern Colonies?

• Fertile soil, warm climate, cash crops; founded mainly for religious reasons; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

• Rocky terrain, cold climate, mining; founded mainly for economic reasons; Boston, Massachusetts

• Flat plains, temperate climate, agriculture; founded mainly for social reasons; New York, New York

Quakers

• 1st anti-slavery group; lived in Pennsylvania

• A religious group known for their pacifism

• A political party in the 18th century

• A group that promoted the Industrial Revolution

Religious Toleration

• Roger Williams founded Rhode Island to escape religious persecution.

• Roger Williams was a governor of Massachusetts.

• Roger Williams was a famous preacher in Virginia.

• Roger Williams established a colony in New York.

Massachusetts

• New England colony founded for religious freedom

• Southern colony known for agriculture

• Western territory acquired in the 1800s

• Midwestern state known for its manufacturing

Exploration Era

• A period of European expansion in trade and colonization from the 1400s to 1600s

• A time when European nations focused solely on military conquests

• An era characterized by the decline of global trade routes

• A phase of isolationism in European countries

Colonization Era

• The period when European powers established colonies in the Americas, forming the 13 Colonies.

• The time when indigenous peoples first arrived in the Americas.

• The era of the American Revolution and independence from British rule.

• The age of exploration when Europeans sought new trade routes to Asia.