Test Review: Early Exploration and Colonization Complete the following to help you study for your test. ​Your test is _______________________. ​ ​Please do not wait until the last minute to prepare for this test
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. You will need to review all notes taken in class, maps, and charts. This test is not a test of basic skills and knowledge. You will need to take what you know and ​apply​ it to answer the questions. ​ (8.2A)Indentify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America 1. Political reasons for exploration and colonization: France, England and Spain all competing for more territory, more land to expand 2. Economic reasons for exploration and colonization: To get rich, establish trade routes, give materials to mother country (mercantilism) 3. Social reasons for exploration and colonization: Spread Christianity, practice own religion (8.2B)Compare the political, economic, religious and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English Colonies 4. Political reasons for establishing colonies: (any specific examples) Georgia­colony for debtors 5. Economic reasons for establishing colonies: (any specific examples) Virginia, North/South Carolina­cash crops, plantations 6. Religious reasons for establishing colonies: (any specific examples) Massachusetts­Pilgrims and Puritans Pennsylvania­Quakers Maryland­Catholics (8.3A) Explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period. 7. What is representative government? Why did the colonists want to govern themselves? People elect officials to speak for their interests in government. Colonists wanted to govern themselves because England was so far away and the Great Awakening begin to establish the idea of questioning authority. (8.3B) Analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government 9. Explain the importance of the Mayflower Compact. How did it contribute to the idea of representative government? Mayflower Compact­1620­established self­government and majority rule Colonists would work together to have rules/laws for the common good 10. Explain the importance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. How did it contribute to the idea of representative government? How is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut to the Mayflower Compact? F.O.C­first written Constitution in the colonies. Had procedures to elect people to government to speak for the colony. Contributed to the idea of freedom of religion. Any person could participate in government regardless of religious belief. 11. Explain the importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses. How did it contribute to the idea of representative government? First example of a representative government in the colonies. Established the idea of representative government. (8.4A) Analyze the Causes of the American Revolution including ….mercantilism 12. Define mercantilism. Explain the relationship between mother country and colony. Colonies exist to benefit the mother country by providing gold, silver and raw materials. Mother country controls who the colonies trade with. (8.10B) Compare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics ​
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(8.12A) Identify economic differences among different regions of the United States Colonial Region 13. New England 14. Mid­Atlantic 15. Southern Reasons why it was founded Climate/Geography Economic Activity Long, cold winters Rocky soil Short, cool summers Temperate­mild summers and winters Ship building, whaling, trading, subsistence farming Livestock, trading, some farming Religious reasons­Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island Religious toleration­Pennsylvania Long, hot, humid summers Mild winters Fertile soil, ample rainfall Commercial Agriculture—plantations, cash crops To make money 16. Explain how the Columbian Exchange and Triangular Trade affected economic activity in the colonies. Columbian Exchange­people, Ideas, products and diseases moving from the old world to the new world—European population double. Native population in the colonies suffered because of diseases. Triangular Trade­ trade between 3 points. Colonies traded rum for slaves. (8.15A) ​Identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact….. 17. Explain the influence of the Magna Carta on colonial government. 1215­established the idea of limiting the power of government—government was not all powerful –trial by jury and property rights protection 18. Explain the influence of the English Bill of Rights on colonial government. 1689­gave basic rights to English men—we have a Bill of Rights today 19. Explain the influence of the Mayflower Compact on colonial government. 1620­established the idea of self­government—colonies have rules for the good of the colony (8.25B) identify religious motivation for immigration and influence on social movements, including the impact of the first Great Awakening… 20. Describe the Great Awakening. What impact did it have on colonial society? Religious movement in the colonies—stressed having emotional feelings about religious—encouraged the idea of questioning authority and all people are equal in God’s eyes