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39 Cards in this Set
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Which countries participated in the age of exploration? |
Spain, France, England, Netherlands, Portugal, and Russia |
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Which European powers participated in the age of exploration? |
Spain, France, and England |
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What were the three g's? |
God Gold Glory |
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What do the three G's describe? |
The reasons that countries explored and colonized. |
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Reasons for exploration: |
- New/improved technology - Competition - Spread Christianity - expansion of trade (faster and cheaper route to Asia) - profits |
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Colombian Exchange |
The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the western and eastern hemispheres. |
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Positive effects of the C.E? |
- Spain introduced plants and animals - New plants from Europe introduced - New crops successful in Europe |
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What animals did Spain introduce to America? |
Cows, pigs, sheep, and horses |
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What plants were introduced from Europe? |
grapes, onion, and wheat |
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Negative affects of the Colombian exchange |
- movement of germs - Natives didn't have immunity to European diseases, so many died |
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Why did people migrate here? |
Religious, Political, Economic, and social reasons |
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What religious reasons did people migrate here for? |
- freedom of religion - Puritans wanted to practice their own religion - Quakers, Puritans, Catholic, etc. wanted to escape religious persecuation |
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What political reasons did people move here for? |
- have a say in government (if landowner) - Escape repressive colonies - protect King's colonies |
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What economic reasons did people come here for? |
- make $$$ (gold) - Own land for farming - Food shortage/bad event/war - 2nd sons come to make their fortune |
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What social reasons would people come here for? |
- better life (raise family with new start) -new opportunities - England dumps undesirables in America |
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What is Mercantilism?
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Gain power and wealth by controlling the resources, raw materials, and restricting trade coming to/from its colonies. |
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What are Joint-stock companies? |
- created to set up colonies for England to establish mercantilism - both company and England will profit |
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Why was Roanoke set up? |
To establish Mercantilism |
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Who founded Roanoke? |
Sir Walter Raleigh |
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When was Roanoke founded? |
1585 |
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Who was sent to set up Roanoke? |
John white |
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Where was Roanoke? |
Off Virginia coast |
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How did the native contribute to the failure of Roanoke? |
When they found out that the settlers wanted to take their land, they cut off the settlers food supply. |
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What did John White do after the incident with the natives? |
He returned to England. |
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When did John White return to Roanoke? |
1590 |
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What did John White find when he returned to Roanoke? |
All of the colonists were gone and the word Croaton was carved on a post. |
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What was England's 1st attempt to colonize? |
Roanoke |
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Was Roanoke successful? |
No |
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What was Roanoke's nickname? |
The lost colony |
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What was England's 1st permanent settlement? |
Jamestown |
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When was James town founded? |
1607 |
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What joint stock company financed the trip to Jamestown? |
The Virginia company of London |
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What did The Virginia Company of London's charter do? |
It gave settlers and Englishmen equal rights. |
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What disease did the colonists of Jamestown get? |
Malalria |
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How did the colonists of Jamestown get Malaria? |
From the water and swamp-ness of the area |
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Why was Jamestown founded? |
Economic reasons (GOLD) |
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What did the colonists falsely believe? |
They believed that there was gold in the area. |
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When did Captain John Smith take over? |
1608 |
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When did John Smith return to England? |
1609 |
