Exploration & Colonization Test Review
Dec 21, 2015
The trade of goods, plants, animals and diseases from Europe to the
Americas was known as the ________________
• Columbian Exchange
The trade of goods from Europe to Africa to the Americas is known as the _______________________
• Triangular Trade
What impact did Columbus’ arrival have on the future of America?
• Death of Native Americans• Loss of land• Spread of disease• New land/space for Europeans• New trade routes• New resources
Name some specific effects the Columbian Exchange had on the
Americas
• Crops introduced into the New World (fruit, wheat, coffee)
• Animals like pigs, horses and cattle introduced to America
• Exchange of diseases (like influenza, small pox)• Large influx of people
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
• Settled land dispute between Spain and Portugal. Land to West belonged to Spain. Land to East belonged to Portugal.
Explain the connection between the Protestant Reformation and
the settling of the Americas
• Reformation= Church of England• Church of England= Official Religion of England• People want to purify Church of England= need place to do
so• Settle America• Those who did not follow Church of England need to escape
persecution= settle America
What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
• Unknown• When English returned, no sign of the
colonists was found
What are headrights?
• Pay for passage across the Atlantic, given 50 acres of land upon arrival in Americas
What happened to the Native Americans when the English arrived?
• Death of Native Americans• Loss of culture• Loss of land
Why did the Puritans leave England?
Purify the Church of EnglandLive a better Christian lifeFollow the religion the way they thought it should be followed
What is a cash crop? Give 2 examples.
• Crop grown to be sold rather than for personal use
• Wheat, Tobacco, Cotton
Which region is known as the “Breadbasket”? Why was it called this?
• Middle Colonies• Wheat was the main cash crop
When a person’s passage was paid to the New World in return for 7 years
of work, this is known as _____________________________.
• Indentured Servitude
The southern colonies depended greatly on this type of labor to
work the large plantations.
• Slave Labor
What is the term for when a king/queen leaves its colonies to
govern themselves as long as they are making money?
• Salutary Neglect
What is the Act of Toleration?
• Religious Freedom• Adult, Male Christians have the right to vote
and hold office
Name 2 colonies that were formed as an opposition to the strict rules of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Rhode Island• Connecticut
Which colony was originally one but was split into 2 because of political
disagreements?
• Carolinas
What were 2 reasons that Bacon’s Rebellion began?
• Poor soil/lack of land• Unhappy Indentured Servants• High taxes
What were the 2 outcomes of Bacon’s rebellion?
• Lower Taxes• Slavery expands in the Southern colonies
What is a direct democracy? Give an example that we’ve discussed in class.
• People participate directly in the the rules and decisions making for their group
• Mayflower Compact/Plymouth