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Explorers, Jamestown, 1712
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8th Grade
10/06/2008

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Term
Describe the soil in the Northern Region.
Definition
Fertile, but not good for farms.  Too rocky.
Term
What types of manufacturing were found in the Northern Region?
Definition

distilleries, beaver hat factories, lumberyards, shipyards, naval stores

Term
What types of manufacturing were found in the Middle Region?
Definition
iron, glass, and pottery
Term
What were the chief products of the Tidewater region in the Southern region?
Definition
rice, tobacco, indigo
Term
Which region had more slaves than the other regions to grow crops?
Definition
Southern Region
Term
Why was Jamestown originally settled?
Definition
silver, gold, and northwest passage to Asia
Term
What kind of people settled in Jamestown?
Definition

lots of gentleman, some servants,

hired workers (lazy)

Term

What kind of problems did Jamestown have in the beginning?

WHY?

Definition

Problems: people starved, "starving time"

WHY: a horrible drought occured at the time

Term

Who solved the problem of the "starving time?"

HOW?

Definition

WHO:  John Smith

HOW:  made everyone work (even gentleman)

Term
What did John Rolfe do to make Jamestown a profitable colony?
Definition
He grew tobacco so that people could make some money.
Term
What did the Pilgrims sign before getting off of their ship?
Definition
Mayflower Compact
Term

Why was the Mayflower Compact important?

Definition
it was democratic, men voted
Term

What religion were the Pilgrims?

Definition
Seperatists
Term
What problems did they have the first winter in North America?
Definition
many starved or died because of disease- came too late to make shelter for winter
Term
Who helped the Pilgrims to survive the next year?
Definition
Squanto, a Wampanoag Indian
Term
How did Squanto help the Pilgrims?
Definition
He helped the colonists grow corn.
Term
Jamestown was settled in the year ___________.
Definition
1607
Term
Pilgrims settled in Plymouth in the year ________.
Definition
1620
Term
What word is used to show 20 years?
Definition
a score
Term
Which century was the year 1676 in? (converting dates)
Definition
the 17th century
Term
List any year that was in the 14th century.
Definition
1376 (any year in the 1300s)
Term
What does B.C.E. stand for?
Definition
Before Common Era
Term
How many years are in a century?
Definition
100 years
Term
How many years are in a decade?
Definition
10 years
Term
What are the five reasons the Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat the mighty Incas?
Definition
guns, horses, germs, steel, military strategies
Term
How did guns help the Spanish defeat the Incas?
Definition
psychological... the Incas associated the loud boom with their thunder god which made them think that the Spanish were gods, and that terrified them
Term
How did horses help the Spanish defeat the Incas?
Definition
they were scary, high up, and useful for trampling
Term

How did germs help the Spanish defeat the Incas?

Definition
killed millions with diseases like smallpox that the Incas weren't exposed to
Term
How did steel help the Spanish defeat the Incas?
Definition

swords that were more powerful than the Inca's bronze swords

Term
How did military strategies help the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
Definition
The Spanish had books of military strategies of generations before them, whereas the Incas didn't even have a written language.
Term
Explain why things travel easier from East to West than from North to South.
Definition

latitude and longitude

north to south = different day lengths, terrain, etc.

east to west = similar day lengths, terrain, etc.

Ideas and inventions travel more easily to places than share similar day lengths and terrain.

Term
Explain how having domesticated animals living nearby makes people build immunities to diseases.
Definition
animals carry fatal diseases such as smallpox, and being exposed to such diseases kills off the weak leaving only the strong behind with immunities to pass on to their children, and so on
Term
What are 5 reasons Europeans came to America in the 1600s?
Definition
religious freedom, political/governmental, economic, new life/adventure, force (slaves)
Term
Which 5 countries claimed land in North America?
Definition
Netherlands, Sweden, France, England, and Spain
Term
How long did the shipride to America take by sea only?
Definition
7-12 weeks
Term
How long did the shipride to America take with land travel?
Definition
half a year
Term

Describe IN DETAIL the food on the ship.

Definition
unclean, worms and spider eggs in it
Term
How often was warm food served on the ship?
Definition
3 times a week
Term
Describe the water that people ahd to drink on the shipride.
Definition
black, thick, full of worms, all in all- disgusting!
Term

Who was most likely to die on the ship?

Definition
children ages 1-7
Term
How were children most likely to die on the ship?
Definition
hunger and thirst (disease)
Term

Which colonies made up the Northern colonies?

Definition
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Term

Describe the political charachteristics of the Northern colonies.

Definition
town meetings
Term

Which country was Christopher Columbus originally from?

Definition

Italy

Term
Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Definition
Spain
Term
What areas did Christopher Columbus explore and/or discover?
Definition
The Carribbean  (though he though it was India)
Term
What happened because of Christopher Columbus' explorations?
Definition
More explorers came back to what they though was Asia.  (New World)
Term
Which country did Amerigo Vespucci sail for?
Definition

Spain

Term
What did Amerigo Vespucci explore/discover?
Definition
Brazil and the Carribbean
Term

What happened because of Vespucci's explorations?

Definition
People knew that America was a whole new continent.
Term

Which country did Ferdinand Magellan sail for?

Definition
Spain
Term
What areas did Ferdinand explore/discover?
Definition
first person ever to circumnavigate the world
Term
What happened because of Ferdinand Magellan's explorations?
Definition
people knew circumnavigation was possible
Term

Which country did Pizarro sail for?

Definition
Spain
Term
Which areas did Pizzaro explore and/or discover?
Definition
Crossed Panama, Peru
Term
What happened because of Pizzarro's explorations?
Definition
Incas fell
Term
What were the seven motives for exploration?
Definition

curiosity, wealth, fame, national pride, spread religion, foreign goods, cheaper and faster trade routes

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