Colonization

How many people did the diseases kill?

10 million-20 million people, up to 95% of all Native people.

What years did the diseases occur in between?

1500-1600

How were the Africans captured and put on slave ships?

Africans who were taken aboard slave ships to the Americas were primarily obtained from their African homelands by coastal tribes who captured and sold them.

What did the Europeans do when the Native American slaves were dying down? What happened by the 18th century?

As the native populations decreased, they replaced them with Africans imported through large commercial slave trade. By 18th century, the number of black slaves was so enormous that Native slavery was used less often.

How can you exploit?

By ruling over them, displacing them, or killing them.

(Pilgrim Info)

By the early 1700s enslaved Africans made up a growing percentage of the colonial population. By 1770, more than 2 million people lived and worked in Great Britain's 13 North American colonies.

Why did people migrate?

Cheap land, religious freedom, right to improve themselves from poverty and persecution, in America, settlers worked/lived in harmony.

How was the mayflower compact created?

Created and signed by 41 adult men that agreed to work with each other and do right by each and god.

How is it accomplished?

Do it by settling in the colony or exploiting the natives in the colony.

What were the new settlers aware of?

Earlier settlers failed to have laws and pacts among themselves.

What are 3 types of immigration?

Economic, forced, and religious immigration.

Population and lifestyle 1

Entire western hemisphere would come under the domination of European nations. New population lead to major changes to landscape, population, and plant and animal life.

What was the result of close quarters with domesticated animals?

Epidemic diseases unknown in the Americas. Contact with Europeans after 1492 introduced germs to the indigenous people of the Americas.

Who came first to the Americas?

European colonization of America documented as 1492 by Italian Christopher Columbus. First known European explorers were known as vikings as early as 8th century.

Why do/did people go to/or conquer other countries?

Europeans were initially after water route to "The Spice Trade of the East Indies and China". Europeans found "new world" Beneficial for their own freedom, land expansion, and self governing.

What is colonization?

Extension of a nation's control over territory beyond its borders.

What was the main source of labor in the Virginia settlers? Why did they come to America?

Farming. Many of the English farmers were pushed off of their land in England so it forced many to migrate. Paid to come and work in America because there was so much land to be cultivated.

What is exploitation colonialism?

Fewer colonists interested in extracting natives and exporting them. Example: Plantation colony (slave) considered to be a form of exploitation colonialism.

Population and lifestyle 2

In 19th century over 50 million people left Europe for the Americas. European lifestyle included sharing close quarters with domesticated animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, goats, and horses.

Where was the first colony founded? What year?

In Jamestown, Virginia during 1607.

Who inspired the Economic Immigrants?

Inspired by the Spanish riches from colonies found on the conquest of the Aztects and Incas in 16th century.

When did the Irish immigrate? Why did they immigrate?

Irish started to immigrate in the 1840s because the of potato famine plagued by disease.

Where is the first English settlement and how long did it last? What type of immigration was it?

It was in Jamestown, Virginia and lasted from 1587-1680s. It was economic immigration.

What is settler colonization?

Large number of colonists looking for fertile land.

What promped people of England to go to the new world (Religious immigrants)?

Many people came to question the organization of church of England by the end of the sixteenth century.

What were the Economic immigrants after?

Many sought after gold, but real concern became survival instead.

Where did the colonists progress and find success (Pilgrims)?

Massachusetts and Virginia.

What did the first English men hope for when they arrived in VA?

Rich discoveries.

What was the first known colony called (pilgrims)? Did it succeed?

Roanoke. It failed.

What is the first major religious group for religious immigrants? Where were the colonies where the religious groups had to be Roman Catholic?

Roman Catholics. In Portugal and Spain.

What were some major trade items exchanged for slaves?

Rum, guns, and gun powder were some major trade items exchanged for slaves.

What is the difference between settler and exploitation colonization?

Settler colonization takes more people.

What are two types of colonization?

Settler or exploitation.

Where did slavery exist (forced immigration)

Slavery existed in Americas, prior to the presence of Europeans as Natives often captured and held other tribes' members as captives. Spanish followed with enslavement of Natives in Caribbean.

What are the diseases Europeans gave when they came to the Americas?

Smallpox, Typhus, Influenza, Diphteria, Measles.

What disease killed the most Natives?

Smallpox.

What are three major land holders?

Spain, France, and Britain.

Why were many groups of colonists coming to America (Religious immigrants)?

They were searching for right to practice their religion without persecution.

What was the cash crop for exporting? (Economic Immigrants)

Tobacco.

What are 2 easier ways to conquer?

When there is cultural and political instability. When there is loss from epidemic diseases or natural disaster.

What is the mayflower compact?

Written agreement by settlers that came to Plymouth in 1620. Known as the "First written law of new land" and "foundation for the US constitution".