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European Rivals - Answers Spain and Portugal
What were Spain and Portugal both seeking? - Answers -alternative routes to Asia in order to supply the
demand of luxury items in Europe
What did Columbus demand? - Answers 3 Ships and a Title on his name
What did Columbus want? - Answers -control of all trade between Spain and the island he discovers
-A cut of everything he finds
Where did Columbus start/end? What was his actual goal location? - Answers -Started from the west,
Canary Islands.
-During his first voyage, he ended at the northeast coast of Cuba and the northern coast of Hispaniola
-Goal: Asia
Issues Columbus faced once he and his men landed? - Answers -Men did not want to work or plant
crops. This caused great famine and lots of death.
-They only cared about roaming the island looking for women and treasure (gold).
Where was Columbus' colonial empire set in stone? - Answers The Indies
What happens to Columbus? - Answers -He was taken away and his title was stripped from his name.
-His title was later restored but he is no longer allowed to interfere with European voyages.
How many African slaves were imported into Portuguese Brazil by 1670? - Answers 200,000
Who was the largest producer of sugar in the world? - Answers Brazil
Why did not the English follow Spain and Portugal's lead? - Answers -They find it more profitable and
more to their liking to raid
-Little interest by the crown, more profitable to raid
-Late 1570's, small companies that weren't profitable
Who discovered the Americas? - Answers European voyagers
Roanoke Colony - Answers The first attempted colony in the Americas (1584). it ultimately failed
-Potential reasons for their disappearance: Food supply ran out and they migrated, assimilated with
Indian tribes, slaughtered by indians
,Who was going to be the most likely to fund the colonization? - Answers Merchant/Business class
Is colonization cheap? - Answers NO!
The Virginia Company was a __________-__________ Company. - Answers Joint-Stock
Why was the Virginia Company created? - Answers -Because Colonization isn't cheap
-In order to settle Virginia
How does a joint-stock company work? - Answers People invested money in a company; in return, the
company issued a stock certificate showing the amount of money the people invested. This money
became part of the company's capital (supply of money). The company then used the capital to finance
a business venture. If a profit was made, it was given to the stockholders or contributors (also called
investors) in the form of dividends.
What did the settlers of Jamestown come with? - Answers 3 ships, 100 men
What was their main goal for Jamestown? - Answers They came to exploit the wealth as quickly as
possible and return home rich.
What was the first permanent colony in the new world? - Answers Jamestown
What was it designed for? - Answers A quasi-military arrangement
T/F: Indians fought back against being slave labor for Jamestown? - Answers TRUE
How was agriculture in Jamestown? - Answers provisions were scarce, very few agricultural laborers
Was there an organized government in Jamestown? - Answers No
Supply boats... - Answers were always late, causing many people to starve.
Jamestown was settled in a _________ swamp. - Answers malarial
Who were the settlers of Jamestown? - Answers Hired laborers
About _____ people came to Jamestown, only about ______ survived. - Answers 6k; 2k
What did they eat in Jamestown during times of famine? - Answers Their diet included, dogs, cats, rats,
snakes, dead men, etc.
T/F: Early efforts to plant a cash crop were unsuccessful, except __________. - Answers TRUE; indigo
T/F: Virginia company hired anyone (poets, artists, etc.) to lie about the Jamestown land to get people to
settle. - Answers TRUE
What did the poets and artists lie about? - Answers -Cheap land
, -healthy weather
-Chance to better your "fixed" status (born as a peasant)
Why is John Rolfe important? - Answers He developed tobacco
cash crop - Answers a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market; TOBACCO
When were the first African Slaves imported into the colonies? - Answers 1619; about 20 were traded in
Why did people continue to come to Jamestown? - Answers -Economic conditions were bad in Europe
-Driven by the tremendous amounts of gold and silver
-Status of the middle class and lower class began to decline
Demand for wool bc of the... - Answers industrial revolution
50k Englishman migrated to America as... - Answers indentured servants
Established by a small group known as separatists (pilgrims) - Answers Plymouth
Pilgrims - Answers -Radical group within the puritan sect
-Allowed to worship freely, but restricted to where they could work in the Netherlands
-Then gained permission to settle as a small colony within the Virginia company
provisions within the Virginia company... - Answers -Could not cause any issues
-Allowed to practice religion freely
-Landed in Mass. On accident
-First New England colony
-First colony settled for religious reasons
Why did Plymouth become a trading post company? - Answers Because they struggled for years to pay
off original debts
T/F: They decided not to make peace with the Indians. - Answers FALSE; They did make peace with the
Indians in order to facilitate trade.
William Bradford "Of Plymouth Plantation" - Answers Elected as Governor 30 times
Mayflower Compact - Answers the first governing document of Plymouth Colony
What happened in 1691 - Answers They were taken over by the Massachusetts Bay Colony
European Rivals - Answers Spain and Portugal
What were Spain and Portugal both seeking? - Answers -alternative routes to Asia in order to supply the
demand of luxury items in Europe
What did Columbus demand? - Answers 3 Ships and a Title on his name
What did Columbus want? - Answers -control of all trade between Spain and the island he discovers
-A cut of everything he finds
Where did Columbus start/end? What was his actual goal location? - Answers -Started from the west,
Canary Islands.
-During his first voyage, he ended at the northeast coast of Cuba and the northern coast of Hispaniola
-Goal: Asia
Issues Columbus faced once he and his men landed? - Answers -Men did not want to work or plant
crops. This caused great famine and lots of death.
-They only cared about roaming the island looking for women and treasure (gold).
Where was Columbus' colonial empire set in stone? - Answers The Indies
What happens to Columbus? - Answers -He was taken away and his title was stripped from his name.
-His title was later restored but he is no longer allowed to interfere with European voyages.
How many African slaves were imported into Portuguese Brazil by 1670? - Answers 200,000
Who was the largest producer of sugar in the world? - Answers Brazil
Why did not the English follow Spain and Portugal's lead? - Answers -They find it more profitable and
more to their liking to raid
-Little interest by the crown, more profitable to raid
-Late 1570's, small companies that weren't profitable
Who discovered the Americas? - Answers European voyagers
Roanoke Colony - Answers The first attempted colony in the Americas (1584). it ultimately failed
-Potential reasons for their disappearance: Food supply ran out and they migrated, assimilated with
Indian tribes, slaughtered by indians
,Who was going to be the most likely to fund the colonization? - Answers Merchant/Business class
Is colonization cheap? - Answers NO!
The Virginia Company was a __________-__________ Company. - Answers Joint-Stock
Why was the Virginia Company created? - Answers -Because Colonization isn't cheap
-In order to settle Virginia
How does a joint-stock company work? - Answers People invested money in a company; in return, the
company issued a stock certificate showing the amount of money the people invested. This money
became part of the company's capital (supply of money). The company then used the capital to finance
a business venture. If a profit was made, it was given to the stockholders or contributors (also called
investors) in the form of dividends.
What did the settlers of Jamestown come with? - Answers 3 ships, 100 men
What was their main goal for Jamestown? - Answers They came to exploit the wealth as quickly as
possible and return home rich.
What was the first permanent colony in the new world? - Answers Jamestown
What was it designed for? - Answers A quasi-military arrangement
T/F: Indians fought back against being slave labor for Jamestown? - Answers TRUE
How was agriculture in Jamestown? - Answers provisions were scarce, very few agricultural laborers
Was there an organized government in Jamestown? - Answers No
Supply boats... - Answers were always late, causing many people to starve.
Jamestown was settled in a _________ swamp. - Answers malarial
Who were the settlers of Jamestown? - Answers Hired laborers
About _____ people came to Jamestown, only about ______ survived. - Answers 6k; 2k
What did they eat in Jamestown during times of famine? - Answers Their diet included, dogs, cats, rats,
snakes, dead men, etc.
T/F: Early efforts to plant a cash crop were unsuccessful, except __________. - Answers TRUE; indigo
T/F: Virginia company hired anyone (poets, artists, etc.) to lie about the Jamestown land to get people to
settle. - Answers TRUE
What did the poets and artists lie about? - Answers -Cheap land
, -healthy weather
-Chance to better your "fixed" status (born as a peasant)
Why is John Rolfe important? - Answers He developed tobacco
cash crop - Answers a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market; TOBACCO
When were the first African Slaves imported into the colonies? - Answers 1619; about 20 were traded in
Why did people continue to come to Jamestown? - Answers -Economic conditions were bad in Europe
-Driven by the tremendous amounts of gold and silver
-Status of the middle class and lower class began to decline
Demand for wool bc of the... - Answers industrial revolution
50k Englishman migrated to America as... - Answers indentured servants
Established by a small group known as separatists (pilgrims) - Answers Plymouth
Pilgrims - Answers -Radical group within the puritan sect
-Allowed to worship freely, but restricted to where they could work in the Netherlands
-Then gained permission to settle as a small colony within the Virginia company
provisions within the Virginia company... - Answers -Could not cause any issues
-Allowed to practice religion freely
-Landed in Mass. On accident
-First New England colony
-First colony settled for religious reasons
Why did Plymouth become a trading post company? - Answers Because they struggled for years to pay
off original debts
T/F: They decided not to make peace with the Indians. - Answers FALSE; They did make peace with the
Indians in order to facilitate trade.
William Bradford "Of Plymouth Plantation" - Answers Elected as Governor 30 times
Mayflower Compact - Answers the first governing document of Plymouth Colony
What happened in 1691 - Answers They were taken over by the Massachusetts Bay Colony
