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Unit 1. Exploration and Colonization. Exploration. What impact did Columbus voyage have on European exploration ? Why did European countries explore in the Americas? Where did the different groups settle?. Jamestown. What important events occurred in 1607 and 1619?
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Unit 1 Exploration and Colonization
Exploration • What impact did Columbus voyage have on European exploration? • Why did European countries explore in the Americas? • Where did the different groups settle?
Jamestown • What important events occurred in 1607 and 1619? • Why did the English establish colonies? • What was an effect of the marriage of John Rolfe and Pocahontas?
Jamestown • What are the differences between settlement of Jamestown and Plymouth? • What hardships did the colony of Jamestown endure? • What helped the colony of Jamestown survive?
Plymouth and MA Bay • Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans come to the Americas? • What is the major difference between these two groups? • What was the Puritan way of life? • Why did Winthrop refer to MA Bay as being the “City Upon a Hill”? • What a cause and effect of the Salem Witch Trials?
Colonial America • How did geography influence economy? • Why was slave labor used more in the south than north? • What are the geographical boundaries for the colonies?
Colonial America • Why were the colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland established? • What were early forms of representative government in the colonies? • What was the Maryland Act of Toleration?