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Colonial Exploration: Seeking Routes to Asia

Explore the reasons behind European exploration in the 1400s and 1500s, the establishment of colonies in Jamestown and Plymouth, and the economic and governmental aspects of the colonies. Learn about agriculture, climate, colonists, charters, and more.

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Colonial Exploration: Seeking Routes to Asia

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  1. Jeopardy Vocab Jamestown & Plymouth The Colonies More of the Colonies Economy & Government $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy

  2. What is a charter? A document signed by the King that gave colonists permission to claim and settle land in the New World. 1 - $100

  3. 1 - $200 • What is agriculture? • farming

  4. 1 - $300 • What is a colony? • Land that is owned/controlled by a country-but located in a different area of the world.

  5. 1 - $400 • What is a colonist? • Someone who moves to live in and help settle a colony.

  6. 1 - $500 • What does climate mean? • The weather in an area over a long period of time.

  7. 2 - $100 • What made the Jamestown colony most of its money? • Tobacco crops

  8. 2 - $200 • Why was Jamestown settled along a river? • So that the colony could be protected from other countries who may want to attack it.

  9. 2 - $300 • Why did the Pilgrims leave England to come to the New World? • Religious freedom/to be able to worship in their own way

  10. 2 - $400 • Which activity in New England would be considered agricultural? • Mining iron C) ship building • Fishing and hunting D) farming • farming

  11. 2 - $500 • Because the Plymouth colony was farther north than the Jamestown colony, what can we infer would be a major difference between the two colonies? • Plymouth was a smaller colony than Jamestown • Plymouth had more water than Jamestown • Plymouth had colder temperatures than Jamestown • It was colder in Plymouth than in Jamestown.

  12. 3 - $100 • In which colonies did the most farming/agriculture take place? Why? • The Southern Colonies-because they had the warmest weather, longest growing season, and the best soil for farming.

  13. 3 - $200 • Why was Anne Hutchinson thrown out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? • She wanted to make sure everyone had true religious freedom.

  14. 3 - $300 • Because of their geographic location, the New England and Middle colonies were mostly settled due to: • A) ability to get drinking water from the ocean • B) religious freedom • C) transportation by ships • D) location near mountains and mining • Being close to the ocean allowed them to use ships for transportation

  15. 3 - $400 • What is a pull factor? • Something that makes people want to move to a new place

  16. 3 - $500 • What is a push factor? • Something that makes someone want to move away from their home country.

  17. 4 - $100 • When the Spanish arrived in the New World, how did they treat the Native Americans? • They made them slaves.

  18. 4 - $200 • Why was Roger Williams thrown out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Why did he start his own colony in Rhode Island? • He was kicked out of the colony by the Puritans because he wanted more freedom of religion. He started the colony to allow more people to choose how they would worship.

  19. 4 - $300 • Who was the main leader of the Quakers? • William Penn

  20. 4 - $400 • Why did colonists in the New England colonies live so much closer to each other than the colonists in the Southern colonies? • They needed to be able to exchange goods and services easily. The Southern colonies needed more space for their large farms and plantations.

  21. 4 - $500 • What was the nickname of the Middle Colonies? Why? • The Breadbasket of the Colonies-because they grew a lot of corn and wheat there.

  22. 5 - $100 • What was the Mayflower Compact? • The set of rules for the Pilgrims

  23. 5 - $200 • What were the main ways of raising money in the New England • Fishing, ship-building, lumber, fur

  24. 5 - $300 • What were the main ways of raising money in the Southern colonies? • Agriculture (farming) • Mostly tobacco, rice, and indigo

  25. 5 - $400 • What were the main ways of raising money in the Middle colonies? • Iron-making and some farming

  26. 5 - $500 • Why was the Mayflower Compact important? • It was one of the first forms of government in the New World

  27. Final Jeopardy • When European exploration began in the 1400 and 1500s, what was the main reason people wanted to explore? • To find new routes to Asia for spices and silk

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