Native Americans
This civilization built massive earthen mounds for religious and political purposes, including Cahokia near present-day St. Louis.
The Mississippian
This group dominated political and religious life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The Puritans
Virginia’s economy thrived in the 1600s due to this crop, often called “brown gold.”
Tobacco
This term refers to religious revival movements in the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
The Great Awakening
This 1692 event in Massachusetts reflected both Puritan fears of outsiders and tensions within the community.
Salem Witch Trials
Known for their advanced irrigation systems in the arid Southwest, this group built sturdy out of stone and adobe.
The Puebloans
This New England colony was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620 seeking religious freedom.
Plymouth
This woman was banished from Massachusetts Bay for challenging Puritan leaders.
Anne Hutchinson
The Quakers were originally led by this man
William Penn
This type of labor was common before slavery became dominant, where people worked for passage to America.
Intentured Servants
Bison were the main food, tool, and shelter source for this Native American group
The Great Plains
The fertile soil and moderate climate of the Middle Colonies earned them this nickname, thanks to their abundant wheat and grain production.
Breadbasket Colonies
This system of trade linked the colonies, Europe, and Africa, exchanging goods like rum, molasses, and enslaved people.
Triangle Trade
This preacher was a key figure in the Great Awakening, known for his emotional sermons.
Johnathon Edwards
In 1676, this Virginia uprising led by frontier farmers against Governor Berkeley revealed tensions between wealthy planters and poor settlers.
Bacon's Rebellion
These Arctic peoples adapted to their environment by hunting whales, seals, and fish, and building shelters out of snow and ice.
The Inuit
This group dominated political and religious life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
A "City Upon a Hill" was the design for this colony
Massachusetts Bay
The Act of Toleration in Maryland guaranteed religious freedom to this group.
Catholics
In this 1735 trial, a New York printer was acquitted of libel, helping establish the principle of freedom of the press.
The Zenger Trial
This political alliance united five tribes in the Northeast and served as a model for later American federalism.
Iroquois confederacy
Georgia was established as a protective colony against this other foreign power
Spain
This type of business arrangement, which allowed investors to pool their money and share risks, helped fund colonies like Jamestown.
Joint-Stock Company
Quakers were known for believing in this principle, refusing to fight wars.
Pacifism
Colonists in Virginia established the first representative assembly in 1619.
House of Burgesses