PRAXIS 7004: Elementary Social Studies

European colonization

The invasion, settlement, and establishment of control of the continents of the Americas by various European powers such as Spain, France, and England

spanish motives for exploration

gold, northwest passage

french motive for exploration

spead christianity, northwest passage

english motives for exploration

colonize, northwest passage

Northwest Passage

Sea route through the Arctic Ocean and North America. Shortcut to Asia for trading purposes

Christopher Columbus

explorer who found the Americas while searching for a route to Asia in 1492

Hernán Cortez

Began the first phase of Spanish colonization of the Americas and conquered the Aztec empire in 1519

Jamestown

first permanent english colony in the Americas, founded in 1607

Roger Williams

english puritan who advocated for religious freedom and fair treatment of Native Americans

the 13 colonies

Virginia, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia

Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery

the three ships that brought settlers into Jamestown

Mayflower compact

set of rules for self-governance established by the settlers who traveled to the new world on the Mayflower. Served as a tool to maintain unity and discipline. Set the stage for democratic development of the United States.