Unit 1 (1491-1607)
Which European empire treated Native Americans the best? (In general)
French
In the Triangular Trade, the Middle Passage is the trip from __________ to _____________
Africa to the Americas
What region's economy was based mostly on plantations and enslaved labor?
Southern colonies
Who wins the French and Indian war?
Great Britain
True or false: The Enlightenment was an anti-religious movement.
False
What is the name of the labor system the Spanish used to enslave Native Americans?
Encomienda System
Name one difference between slavery and indentured servitude.
Slavery is for life and servitude has a set time period
Slavery is involuntary, servitude was voluntary
What region was the most diverse and religiously tolerant?
Middle Colonies
What is the main reason that Americans are so angry with the British taxes?
They don't have representation in British Parliament.
What was the cause of Bacon's Rebellion?
Former indentured servants given the land on the frontier next to Native Americans - these poor farmers didn't feel safe or protected from the VA government
Basically governor Berkeley was prioritizing the wealthy planter class and not the poorer farmers.
Other than disease, what is one result of the Columbian Exchange?
Introduction of crops and animals to the Americas
Introduction of crops to the Old World
Shifts Europe from feudalism to capitalism
Where were most enslaved people taken during the Atlantic Slave?
Brazil and the Caribbean
The people who signed the Mayflower Compact lived in what region?
New England or Massachusetts
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Who was the woman banished from Massachusetts who said that she could see if people were going to end up in Heaven or Hell?
Anne Hutchinson
What is the name of the Spanish historian that was cool with enslaving Native Americans because the "strong naturally rule the weak"?
Juan Gines de Sepulveda
Who was Elizabeth Key Grinstead?
She was a mixed-raced woman who was an indentured servant and then was later enslaved. She sued for her freedom and won because she was a Christian and her father was free.
What are two reasons that caused Jamestown to be a disaster in its early years?
Settled in a swamp which was bad for disease and bad for growing crops
They brought lazy businessmen who wanted to just get rich quick (they refused to farm)
Which act/law did the British pass as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
What is salutary neglect?
When the British left the American colonies alone for the most part, essentially letting them run themselves.
Native Americans in what region relied the most on maize cultivation?
Mexico/Southwest
Why would someone voluntarily become an indentured servant?
Most indentured servants were poor people from England; they couldn't afford the passage to the New World, so a wealthy person would pay for their passage in exchange for 4-7 years of their labor.
What was the name of the Virginia's early government? (Hint: It was based in Jamestown)
House of Burgesses
What was one of the earliest organized political actions by women in American history? (Hint: Tea)
Edenton Tea Party
Who wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Jonathan Edwards