What are 2 goals why explorers from Spain, France, & England travelled across the Atlantic?

A shorter route to Asia and religious freedoms

Why did the English not try to settle North America earlier than the late 1500s?

not as wealthy as European neighbors/financial problems

Which of the following statements summarizes the history of European settlement in Carolina?

British had a successful settlement; Spanish & French failed

What two periods began in Europe that set the stage for this period of Exploration?

Renaissance; Protestant Reformation

Why did the European nations establish settlements off the coast of South Carolina?

to protect trade routes due to trade winds off SC

How did the climate and geography affect the economic development of the southern colonies?

Climate and geography encouraged farms and plantations

How were the New England Colonies different from the Southern Colonies?

New England: small farms, while the South had plantations.

The settlers first used ____ on plantations, but then used ____ for labor

Indentured Servants; African Slaves

Why were the Middle Colonies known as the “bread colonies”?

The Middle Colonies grew wheat,corn,&oats used to make bread

What motivated the settling of the New England colonies?

settlers were looking for religious freedom

Which of the following explains the primary reason why the French abandoned Charlesfort?

ran out of supplies, & thought their leader abandoned them

How was English colonization similar to both Spanish and French attempts at colonization?

Plantations like the Spanish; used peninsula for defense

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1
What are 2 goals why explorers from Spain, France, & England travelled across the Atlantic?
Larger populations and cures for diseases
Deerskins and beaver furs
A shorter route to Asia and religious freedoms
Farming techniques and more food
2
Why did the English not try to settle North America earlier than the late 1500s?
Isolationists
Did not believe there was anything of value in North America
not as wealthy as European neighbors/financial problems
Not enough trained sailors
3
Which of the following statements summarizes the history of European settlement in Carolina?
British had a successful settlement; Spanish & French failed
Spanish, French, & British settlements thrived
All 3 countries'settlements in SC still exist today
Spanish, French, & British had settlements but they failed
4
Why did early European settlements in South Carolina fail?
Indian attacks
Low supplies/starvation
all of the above
Raids by rival countries
5
What two periods began in Europe that set the stage for this period of Exploration?
Medieval Times; Protestant Reformation
Scientific Revolution; Dark Ages
Renaissance; Protestant Reformation
Crusades; Scientific Revolution
6
Which Spanish settlement failed because the main ship sank, malaria, & Indians attack?
Plymouth Rock
San Miguel de Gualdape
Jamestown
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
7
Why did the European nations establish settlements off the coast of South Carolina?
South Carolina had friendly natives
Lots of wild game and plants that other areas did not have
to protect trade routes due to trade winds off SC
coast was full of swamps that were good for defense
8
How did the climate and geography affect the economic development of the southern colonies?
The society was based around the harsh winters
None at all. The economy was independent of climate.
The ample lakes led to making towns on water for defense
Climate and geography encouraged farms and plantations
9
Which geographical region of Colonial America included fishing, small farms, and Puritans?
Southern Colonies
Northwestern Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
10
Which of the following is NOT an early English colonial region?
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
New Netherlands Colonies
11
Which of these countries did NOT compete for a foothold in South Carolina?
France
Spain
England
Portugal
12
Which was one of the main reasons Spanish settlements in South Carolina failed?
Lack of support from Spain
Competition with English settlers
Lack of missionaries to convert the Indians to Christainity
Conflict with American Indians
13
How were the New England Colonies different from the Southern Colonies?
French colonized New England. Germans settled the South.
Huguenots settled New England; Pilgrims settled the South
New England focus: tobacco farming. South planted cotton.
New England: small farms, while the South had plantations.
14
The settlers first used ____ on plantations, but then used ____ for labor
African Slaves; Native Americans
African Slaves; Spanish Slaves
Indentured Servants; African Slaves
African Slaves; Indentured Servants
15
Why were the Middle Colonies known as the “bread colonies”?
The Middle Colonies grew wheat,corn,&oats used to make bread
The Middle Colonies were settled by European bakers
The Middle Colonies provided bread to settlers in the west
The Middle Colonies traded with England for wheat
16
What motivated the settling of the New England colonies?
settlers were hoping to find gold
settlers believed the Indians made good brides
settlers were looking for religious freedom
settlers wanted to sell the Indians guns & goods
17
Which of the following explains the primary reason why the French abandoned Charlesfort?
to bring additional settlers back to Charlesfort
Under heavy attacks from Native Americans
Not prepared for the harsh snowy winters of South Carolina
ran out of supplies, & thought their leader abandoned them
18
How was English colonization similar to both Spanish and French attempts at colonization?
They were not as successful as the Spanish and French
Strong alliance with the Native Americans
Plantations like the Spanish; used peninsula for defense
They set up trading posts like the French and Spanish

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