bread basket
wrote the declaration of independence
Jefferson
in 1620 Pilgrims pledged to obey just laws and accept majority rule
Mayflower Compact
first colonies founded in 1607
Jamestown
Known for their irrigation systems; living in caves, under cliffs in multi-stored buildings
Who are the Pueblos?
Tribe that supported the British in the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
new compass and other discoveries, in this period of European history was an impetus for colonization
Renaissance
founded Maryland
Lord Baltimore
series of laws designed to hep colonial ships, trading with GB and British West Indies
Navigation Acts
first colony founded for religious freedom
Rhode Island
resisted the encomienda system
Who is Bartolomé de las Casas?
To what meeting does this refer?
What is the Albany Plan for Union?
economic policy with colonies, favorable balance of trade and a strong army and navy
mercantilism
practical minded leader of Jamestown
John Smith
religious freedom to all Christians 1649
Maryland Toleration Act
colony where the Salem Witch trials were held
What is Mass Bay?
what is the Colombian Exchange?
Term; Corn, pole beans, and squash (including pumpkins) are three New World crops that complement the needs of one another both in the garden and in the nutritional content of a meal
Three Sister Farming:
term: winter of 1607-1608
What is the starving time
leader of Quakers
William Penn
first written constitution in colonies
Fundamental Orders of CT
colonies followed the ways of English aristocrat
What are the Southern colonies
treaty which divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
under which trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose
salutary neglect
theocratic leader in Mass Bay
Cotton Mather or Johnathan Edwards
first direct internal tax levied on the colonies 1765
Stamp Act
Name two of the three iporant events which took place in 1619?
formation of the House of Burgesses; arrival of women and first slaves arrive
A successful Indian uprising of most of the indigenous people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe ,present day New Mexico.
What is Pope's Rebellion?