Important People
This colonist's life was "saved" from execution by Pocahontas
Who is John Smith?
One of the most devastating diseases in human history
What is Smallpox?
System of slavery used by colonies in North America
What is Chattel Slavery?
The Old World and New World began exchanging goods, ideas, and diseases
What is the Columbian Exchange?
An example of European conflicts in America
What is King William’s War, Queen Anne’s War, King George’s War, and War of Jenkin’s Ear?
A farmer in Western Virginia who began a rebellion against the governor after he felt he wasn't being treated with respect
Who is Nathaniel Bacon?
The only evidence left in the remains of what had previously been the Colony of Roanoke
An example of passive resistance to slavery
What is working slowly, sabotaging equipment, learning to read and write, marriages and celebrations, running away?
Arguably the most powerful of the North American colonies
What is Virginia?
Organization run by Samuel Adams and John Hancock
What is the Sons of Liberty?
Wrote a report shaming Christians for their treatment of Native Americans
Who is Bartolomé de las Casas?
Three valuable resources obtained from the Americas
What is sugar, cotton, and tobacco?
Series of events where women were accused of witchcraft and imprisoned or executed
What is the Salem Witch Trials?
Strongly pacifist group of people who mainly resided in Pennsylvania
What is Quakers?
A mob that occurred between colonists and British customs that led to multiple deaths
What is the Boston Massacre?
One of the famous female poets from the colonial era
Who is Phyllis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet?
October 1621
What is The First Thanksgiving?
An historical example of active resistance to slavery
What is the New York Slave Revolt of 1712, Stono Rebellion of 1739?
The "Tar Heel" State
What is North Carolina?
47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
What is "Common Sense"?
American soldier who was very good at retreating
Who is George Washington?
Most Indigenous people incorporated this religion into their practices
What is animism?
The dominant religion in New England during this period
What is Puritan?
One of the Native American wars fought against colonists during the colonial era
What is the Anglo-Powhatan Wars, Pequot War, King Philip’s War, and Pueblo Revolt?
Washington and French General Rochambeau countered by forcing the British troops into a trap here
What is Yorktown?