Colonization [STAAR Review]

Reasons for European Exploration

Gold (riches)

God (spread Christianity)

Glory (expand empires)

Reason Columbus Set Sail

find a Trade Route to Asia

Spanish Colonists

established Catholic Missions

French Colonists

Trading (Fur)

Colonies Founded for Religious Freedom

Massachusetts (Puritans/Pilgrims)

Maryland (Catholics)

Connecticut

Rhode Island

Pennsylvania (Quakers)

Mayflower Compact (1620)

social contract establishing self-government

Reasons for Colonial Representative Self-Government

Distance from Great Britain

Examples of Representative Self-Government

Mayflower Compact

Virginia House of Burgesses

Fundament Orders of Connecticut

Town Hall Meetings

New England Colonies

Physical: forests, cold climate, swift rivers, natural harbors, rocky soil

Economic: shipbuilding, fishing, lumber

Mid-Atlantic Colonies

Physical: moderate climate, natural harbors

Economic: small farms, trading (fur), livestock

Southern Colonies

Physical: hot/humid climate, fertile soil, flat land, natural harbors

Economic: agriculture, plantation system, trade

Port Cities in the Colonies

New York City

Boston

Charleston

Transatlantic Slave Trade

slave trade from east coast of Africa to America

Cause of Transatlantic Slave Trade

demand for slaves for agriculture on plantations

3 Countries that Claimed Land in North America

Great Britain

Spain

France