Unit 1: Colonial America and Exploration

Front

Christopher Columbus was seeking a shortcut to the Indies to make a fortune trading ________________

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spices

Front

The first Permanent English Settlement in the New World was…

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Jamestown

Front

_____________ colonies were more closely tied to England as they focused on plantation farming and sending those to England in exchange for luxury goods for the wealthy landowners there.

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Southern Colonies

Front

The first attempt at a Permanent English Settlement was

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Roanoke Island

Front

Who existed in the Americas before Columbus' arrival?

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Native Americans

Front

In 1507 ____________ Vespucci sailed along the coast of South America and realized it was not part of Asia thus having the continent named after him.

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Amerigo

Front

The New England Colony Economies focused on

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Fishing and ship building

Front

Which country’s colonization featured trading with the native population and therefore had a better relationship with the native population?

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France

Front

These came from the “Old World” and did not exist in North or South America before.

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Horses

Front

____________ brought Virginia’s first cash crop to Virginia from Spanish colonies in South America. His first crop was worth $1,0000 in today’s money.

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John Rolfe