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Worlds Collide Lesson Packet
Mrs. Moffat- Social Studies
7th Grade
Directions: Read the following summary and answer the questions below:
Exploring the Americas:
In the 1300’s, the Reniassance, a period of great creativity, changed the way Europeans thought
about the world and paved the way for an age of exploration. Powerful nations set out to find new trade
routes to Asia and to acquire wealth. Scientific instruments like the astrolabe and the magnetic compass
and new ship designs made long ocean voyages possible. As more explorations took place, mapmakers
produced more accurate maps.
Between A.D. 300 and 1600, Ghana, Mali, and the Songhai Empire flourished in Africa south of
the Sahara. Portugal grew rich from trade in gold, ivory, and slaves on West Africa’s Gold Coast.
Portugal’s Vasco da Gama reached Asia by sailing east around Africa’s southern tip. Christopher
Columbus, sailing for Spain, thought he could find a sea route to Asia by sailing west across the
Atlantic Ocean. In 1492, he landed in the Americas. In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan’s crew began a
journey in which they would circumnavigate the world.
Spanish Conquistadors, whose goals included spreading religion (GOD), finding GOLD, and
achieving Greatness for the home country (GLORY), conquered Native American civilizations and
built an American empire. Aided by horses and guns, the Spanish defeated Aztec and Inca Empires,
which also lost many people to European diseases for which the Native Americans had no immunity.
Spain used Native Americans and later African Americans as enslaved labor in mines and on
plantations. Trade in goods and ideas between Europe and America, known as the Columbian
Exchange, altered life on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
France, England, and the Netherlands also founded colonies in North America. Each country
search for a Northwest Passage to Asia—a water route through the Americas. Religious conflicts
between Catholic and Protestant countries and trade rivalries spilled over to the colonies. French and
Dutch explorers were more interested in setting up profitable trading ports in establishing permanent
settlements.
Questions:
1. What was the Renaissance?___________________________________________________________
2. Put a BOX around the CONTINENT early explorers were hoping to reach
3. Explain what happened to the Native Americans during exploration__________________________________
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4. UNDERLINE what a Northwest Passage was
5. Circle the THREE countries, other than Spain, that founded colonies in North America.
6. Put a * next to the THREE goals of the Spanish Conquistadors.
VocabularyColumbian Exchange(p.45)*Charter(p.55)*Mayflower Compact(p.79)*William Penn/Quakers(p.86)Plantations(p.50)Subsistence FarmingCash Crop*Indentured Servant(p. 74)Slave Codes(p. 77)*Middle Passage(p. 62-63, 94)*-
Mercantilism Chart:
Label the Triangle Trade
using page 92 of your
history book. Label ALL
parts of this trade!!!
Identify and explain the significance (importance) of MERCANTILISM*:
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OBJ #1
1. . Describe the lifestyle of the New England colonies
Vocab (2 words)
(Illustrate)
One thing that is
interesting and why?
I. Objectives #1
A. The _________________ Colonies
1. _____________(1614) – Becomes __________
a. Wanted ______________________
-Trying to start ‘City on the Hill’ (an example)
b. _______________________ (FIRST
LAWS)
-______set-up on ships before reaching land
c. _________- Very strict with ______,
everyone must act the same (no funny stuff –
it’s a sin!!!)
2.______________, _________, ________, _______.
3. Far North East part of English Colonies
B. Established: Mainly for __________ Reasons
1. Puritans settle Massachusetts Bay (Plymouth)
2. _____________________ to their own people
C. Way of Life: _______________________________
1. _____________ farming (just feeds family)
a. Land too _____ & Winter too long for big farms
2. _______ (Goods to and from Colonies & _______)
3. First schools established in New England
D. Native Americans: Helped & then Hurt
(
a. Early settlers get a lot of _____ Turkey Day!)
b. _________________________
*Native Fight over moving into Indian land.
(
Leader King Phillip) captured & Killed
(his people were sold into slavery)
Objective Question and Answer:
1. Describe the lifestyle of the New England colonies. A) Why was Plymouth* important? Be able to name and
locate the colonies from this area: C) Explain the importance of the Mayflower Compact. D) As New England grew,
how did many New Englanders begin to make their living? D) What was IRONIC about the way they treated
RELIGION? (U.S. Ch. 3 pgs. 78-84)
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OBJ #2
2. Describe the lifestyle of the Middle colonies.
Vocab (2 words)
Illustrate
II. Objectives #2
A. The ___________ Colonies
1. _____________, ________, _________,________.
B. Established: ______ & _______ Selling (Speculating)
1. New York taken from Netherlands
2. _________ very important, Land settlement
3. ________________ – Quaker/Religious Freedom
a. Believed in non-violence, ____________,
and true religious freedom (different from
most colonies)
2 thoughts:
C. Way of Life: _______ Farms & _______ (Cash Crops)
1. _________________ (Selling large crops for $$)
2. Start of ____________
a. Small shops start making goods
D. Native Americans: Good & Bad
1. ___________, treated very bad (Many wars)
2. ______________, very good by William Penn
(_____________ land instead of taking it)
One question:
2. Describe the lifestyle of the Middle colonies. Be able to name and locate the colonies from this area: A) What
country, before England, owned land in the Middle Colonies? B) What type of colonial government did these colonies
begin as (Hint: someone owned them)? C) Explain how Pennsylvania was DIFFERENT from most colonies D) How
was farming different in this region compared to the New England region? (U.S. Ch. 3 pgs. 85-87)
OBJ #3
3. Describe the lifestyle of the Southern Colonies
Vocab (2 words)
(Write 2 sentences for
each word- Not a
definition)
One question:
III. Objectives #3
A. The _______________ Colonies
1. ________________(1606) – Becomes __________
a. ________ from _______ to Settle (Like a Pass)
b. Merchants wanted to find ______
-Colonist _____(Expected not to work)
-______________& __________ Save Colony
c. _____________ Saves Colony
-Crop learned from _______ sells to Europe
-________ bought in Jamestown to work crop
*FIRST ENGLISH COLONY TO SURVIVE
2.
_________, ________, _____________, _______
3. Wooded, Swampy land great for ______ farms
B. Established: ________ & Land sales
1. Land for ________
2. Georgia: Land 4 ______/Buffer from Spanish
Florida
2 things you found
interesting:
C. Way of Life: Huge Farms (Large ___________)
1. _____________ develop along _______________
a. ___________ areas: _________(Back Water)
b. ______/_________- ____/_____(Low Country)
2. Start of _________
a. ________/_____/______very hard work
b. ___________ Traders bring slaves from Africa
on return trips of Triangle Trade
3. Describe the lifestyle of the Southern colonies. A) Why was Jamestown* important? Be able to name and
locate the colonies from this area: B) What crops were grown in the South? C) How did farmers in the Backwater differ
from those in the Low Country? D) What type of labor grew as the colonies grew? (U.S. Ch. 3 pgs. 72-77)
OBJ #4
4. Explain why and where African Slavery began in the 13 English colonies
Vocab (1 word)
(Illustrate)
IV. Objectives #
A. Slavery in the Colonies
1. Starts 1st in __________(But goes to all Colonies)
B. Shipped from Africa - W. Indies – South (Tri-Trade)
1. ______________- Brutal trip across ________
C. Southern use it the most (___________, _____, _____)
2 thoughts:
One thing you
found interesting
and why?
4. Explain why and where African Slavery began in the 13 English colonies. A) Name the first settlement and
year that slaves were first brought to English Colonies. B) Describe and name the trip between Africa and America. C)
What crops were slaves used to harvest? D) Based on what you know about the colonies, why do you think slavery was
MOST popular in the Southern Region? (U.S. Ch. 2 pgs. 58-63 and Ch. 3 pgs.74-77)