Colonial America + Maps Review

Master Colonial America & Map Skills!

Matching: Colonizing America A good summary of European reasons for colonization of "New World." God, Gold, and Glory Brought the cash crop tobacco to Jamestown, allowed them to make a lot of money. John Rolfe This leader of Jamestown got everyone to work for the team after they had been selfish and just looked for gold. Captain John Smith First permanent British colony in what is today Virginia Beach, Virginia. Jamestown Colony These colonists arrived on the Mayflower seeking religious freedom. Plymouth Colony Credited with the Discovery of the Americas Christopher Columbus Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans. Age of Exploration The people who first inhabited North America Native Americans The first legislative body in Colonial America was called Mayflower Compact Act of Toleration Religious Act House of Burgesses The first example of a social contract in America? US Constitution House of Burgess Mayflower Compact Peace Treaty Puritans left England and colonized Plymouth for which reason? freedom of religion wealth claiming new land claiming slaves Which facts are true about the Pequot War? (select 3) it was a result of the Colonists desire to control the Pequot's land and fur trade it pitted Native American tribes against each other it was Native Americans versus Colonists it was considered a massacre - many Pequiot were killed and many were taken as slaves there were not many casualties it was a result of the Colonists desire to take the Pequot people as slaves The name of the trading system in which goods and humans moved between the American colonies, Africa and England. A major purpose being the trading of African people to the colonies of the New World, which provided slave labor on Southern colonial plantations. the Middle Passage the Age of Exploration the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade The 13 Colonies: Drag and drop the correct facts into the corresponding region of the 13 colonies (3 facts for each region): New England Colonies Composed of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire Industry was based on fishing, shipbuilding, timber, and merchant trade cold winters, short growing season, rocky soil, hilly terrain, and good natural harbors Middle Colonies Composed of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware Farmers grew cash crops (mostly grains), and New York and Philadelphia were large cities and trading centers. Warm summers and cold winters; geography ranged from coastal plains, rolling hills, and mountains. Climate and land were ideal for agriculture. Southern Colonies Composed of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia depended on agriculture, small farms and large plantations, growing cotton and rice; slaves were main source of labor Rivers, bays and wetlands as well as large areas of farming land, with long, hot growing season and a humid climate Matching: MAPS match the correct definition with the correct map term A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it Map a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart Compass Rose a list that explains the symbols on a map Legend or Key the relationship between something's actual size or distance compared to its size or distance on a map or model Scale Tell you what an area was like in the past; Show us how places change over time Historical Map A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc. Physical Map A type of map that displays a theme-such as climate, population, or income level-within a specific area Thematic Map a map that shows the names and borders of countries, states, districts, etc. Political Map a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface Map Projection a person who makes maps Cartographer Choose the correct terms to fill in the blanks: Latitude lines run East to West and have a 0 degree at the Equator. Longitude lines run North to South and have a 0 degree at the Prime Meridian. Who created the "First Map of the Known World"? Mercador Peterson-Gall Herodotus Columbus Who created the first Map Projection? Mercador Peterson-Gall Herodotus Columbus What is the biggest influence on map making? history politics knowledge