In Class: European exploration & colonization! (Google Doc)
Unit Q’s -- These need to be answered in your notebook for TWO HW grades by Friday, Aug. 26. Accuracy & details! You may not type your answers. Sorry!
You do not need to write the Q’s nor answer in complete sentences. If I cannot understand your answer, it is wrong and you will be docked points... Each Q is 2 pts each.
What do you think was the biggest impact of Christopher Columbus' voyages (we learned this last year!)
What is a colony?
Provide two reasons why a nation would want to set up colonies (opinion!!!)
Which colony was the "lost" colony and what happened to it?
What were some difficulties the Jamestown colonists faced in their first few years? What do you think was the hardest thing for the colonists?
Who was Peter Stuyvesant and what colony was he the leader of?
Who were the settlers of the Plymouth & Massachusetts Bay colonies?
Provide two pros and two cons of European colonization from the POV of Europe. (kinda an opinion)
What might be 2 pros & cons of European colonization from the indigenous people’s POV? (kinda an opinion)
List the New England Colonies.
List the Middle Colonies.
List the Southern Colonies.
What group of people were brought to Jamestown, VA in 1619? Why were they brought to Jamestown? How do you think their presence changed the colony?
What was the main reason for settling the Southern Colonies?
How did the New England colonies make money?
How did the Middle colonies make money?
How did the Southern colonies make money?
Who were the settlers of the Georgia colony?
The following Q’s are inference-based questions. You have to answer these Q’s the best you can based on what you have read in the Doc. The answers are not in the doc. & will be graded based on your educated guesses with details..
Which region do you think would be the hardest place to live and why? (opinionated)
Did more people live in cities or on farms? (You have to guess this one)
How do you think knowledge & news spread throughout the colonies? (You have to guess this one)
What do you think was the most important part of colonial life? (aside from surviving..You have to guess this one)
Do you think most colonists were formally educated? Why/Why not? (opinionated)
If you had to go back to the colonial days, rank the colonial regions from 1st to 3rd of which you would want to live in. Explain your answer in detail why you chose the colonial region you’d prefer to live in
The colonies grew tremendously from 1607—1750s from 50,000 to just over one million. What impact do you think this had on the colonies/colonists? Provide two examples.
