U.S. History 1.5, Colonizing North America & Unit 1 Review
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1.5.1 Study Guide
1.6.1 Review
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How do you feel about the lesson objectives?
Describe what motivated Europeans to build colonies in North America.
Explain how European colonization affected life for American Indian peoples.
Examine the competition between European colonial powers in North America.
Examine the transatlantic slave trade and the development of slavery in North America during the colonial period.
I don’t understand
I am getting there
I am getting good
I could teach this
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Open Ended
European rulers benefited from establishing colonies in the Americas, but why did ordinary people risk their lives to move there? Would YOU have made that move? Why or why not?
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Age of Exploration: (1400 – 1700) A period during which Europeans explored many of the world's oceans and continents.
colony: A region that is taken over and controlled by a distant country, which sends groups of its people to live there.
colonize: To take control of another part of the world and send people to live there. From the 15th through the 20th centuries, European countries colonized much of Africa and the Americas.
Dutch Republic: (1581 – 1795) A country along the northern coast of Europe. Today, the country is called the Netherlands.
indentured servant: A person who agreed to work for someone else for a certain period of time without pay. In early America, indentured servants usually worked to pay back the money their employers spent to bring them to America.
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Middle Passage: The boat trip to the Americas that Africans were forced to take when they were sold as slaves.
slavery: A system in which some people are owned by other people and forced to work for them. In the United States, slavery lasted from the colonial period until 1865. Almost all enslaved people in the United States were people of African descent.
triangular trade: A system of trade among Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th through the 19th centuries. In this system, goods were shipped from Europe to Africa and exchanged for slaves. Slaves were shipped across the Atlantic and exchanged for raw materials and goods made in the colonies, which were shipped back to Europe.
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Main idea: Europeans came to North America for a variety of reasons, changing American Indians' way of life.
Many European countries wanted to spread their Christian
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Main idea: Europeans came to North America for a variety of reasons, changing American Indians' way of life.
The natural
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Main idea: Europeans came to North America for a variety of reasons, changing American Indians' way of life.
European rulers hoped to increase their
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Multiple Choice
European countries benefited from establishing colonies in North America. But why did people decide to risk their lives by moving there?
Religious opportunity
Economics opportunity
Social opportunity
All of these reasons
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Multiple Choice
The arrival of European explorers made life harder for the indigenous people who already lived there. American Indians were faced with what new problems?
Disease
War
Loss of land
All of these reasons
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Complete Study Guide 1.5.1 Question 5:
Use the table below to take notes on the different European countries' North American colonies in the 1500s and 1600s. Make sure you describe the colonies' overall goals and activities as well as their relationships with American Indians.
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Wanted to set up their own farms and towns. They hoped to sell crops back to home. As a result, the colonists often pushed American Indians off the lands where they traditionally hunted and collected wild plants. Colonists had many conflicts with the American Indians over land and resources.
England
France
Spain
Dutch Republic
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Traded with American Indians, getting furs in exchange for axes and guns. Their missionaries wanted to convert American Indians to the Christian religion. But they also tried to respect American Indian languages and cultures.
England
France
Spain
Dutch Republic
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Were interested in both trading and farming. At first, they got along with American Indians, and the groups traded goods. But their different ideas about land ownership caused major conflicts as they grew in power.
England
France
Spain
Dutch Republic
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Multiple Choice
Wanted to find gold and convert the native people to Christianity. Their missionaries taught their religion and culture. But they also forced American Indians to work in their communities, producing goods to ship back home.
England
France
Spain
Dutch Republic
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Main idea: Slaves were brought to North America through the Atlantic slave trade.
Many new colonists came as _____ _____. These people worked in exchange for passage to North America, and when they paid off their debt, they were free to live as they pleased.
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Main idea: Slaves were brought to North America through the Atlantic slave trade.
The institution of
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Complete Study Guide 1.5.1 Question 8:
Answer the following questions about triangular trade by filling in the blanks with Europe, Africa, or the Americas.
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Ships carried raw materials and natural resources from the Americas to
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In Europe, raw materials were made into manufactured goods and sent to
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In Africa, manufactured goods were traded for captive people, who were sent to _____ _____.
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In the Americas, slaves helped harvest natural resources to be sent to
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1.6.2 TST 15 MC ?'s = 30 POINTS
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Poll
In what areas/topics do you feel most prepared for your Unit 1 Test?
Reading Historical Evidence
Understanding Context and Bias in U.S. History
Understanding Causation and Argumentation in History
The First Peoples of North America
Colonizing North America
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Poll
In what areas/topics do you feel least prepared for your Unit 1 Test?
Reading Historical Evidence
Understanding Context and Bias in U.S. History
Understanding Causation and Argumentation in History
The First Peoples of North America
Colonizing North America
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Open Ended
What remaining questions do you have about Unit 1?
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How can I better prepare you for Unit 2 utilizing our live sessions? (What worked, did you like, or would you like to see during our live sessions?)
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Which do you prefer to guide our instruction during live lessons?
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