Unit 1 Review Guide 1. Describe the Triangular Trade? Trade of Goods
Unit 1 Review Guide
1. Describe the Triangular Trade? Trade of goods between Europe, Africa, and America. Europe- Finished goods sold back to the Colonies Africa- Slaves America- Raw products, crops, etc
2. Why were indentured servants brought to the new world? To work and to increase the population
3. Why did both the Puritans and the Pilgrims travel to the New World? Seeking religious freedom from the Church of England
4. What industries did New England use to make money? Shipbuilding, fishing, trapping
5. How did Jamestown (and the rest of the South) make money? Cash crops 6. What crop made Jamestown a profit? Tobacco 7. Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important document in American History? First “constitution”- Established a democractic government. 8. What is the difference between why Plymouth Colony and Virginia colony were founded? Plymouth- Religious Freedom, Virginia- Profit 9. Describe mercantilism. The idea of trading to make a profit. European countries did this with their colonies 10.Why were most settlements in the new world along rivers? Rivers allowed for transportation- trade 11.What was Columbus searching for in 1492? The East Indies- Spice Islands 12.How was Penn and Pennsylvania different from most other colonies? It was established by the Quakers for religious freedom, but also welcomed other religious groups. 13.How is the Protestant Reformation related to colonization? The Protestant Reformation led to a period of questioning the Catholic Church as well as a desire to spread Protestant Christianity around the world- Colonization 14.Describe the Columbian Exchange. Exchange of goods, cultural ideas, etc between Europe and America. Set up after Columbus discovered America. 15.Describe the “Starving Times.” Time in the Jamestown Colony in which the colonists struggled to produce crops. Almost wiped out the entire colony. 16.What is the Virginia House of Burgesses? Representative group in the Colony of Virginia 17.How did education differ between the Northern and Southern Colonies?
18.What was Bacon’s rebellion, what was its result? 1676- Armed Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the Governor William Berkley. Dealt with the issue of trading with Native Americans and Royal Rule.
19.Why was the introduction of women important to the founding of the American colonies?
20.What was the result of King Philip's War?
Increased the idea of American Independence as the colonists fought without support from the British.