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The first civilization in Meso-America. Their name means 'rubber.'
Who are the Olmec?
This marked the divide between Spain and Portugal's claims to the Western Hemisphere.
Bonus $100: Name the Treaty that created the divide.
What is the Line of Demarcation?
Puritans and Protestants moved to the 'new world' for this reason.
What is religious freedom?
This was the first permanent English colony, formed in 1607.
What was Jamestown?
Explorer (1492) | “New World?”
Sailing west to find east
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This ancient Mexican civilization built Chichen Itza and created the concept of zero.
Who are the Maya?
This country established trading routes with the American Indians near the St. Lawrence River, creating rivalry among who could trade with the colonial power.
What was France?
These limited colonial trade to England. So much for freedom from oppression.
What were the Navigation Acts?
This was the second tobacco colony and Catholic refuge.
What was Maryland?
Explorer | Mapmaker | Namesake of a continent
Sailing west, charting new worlds
“Not Columbus, but I saw it first!”
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
This ancient Mexican civilization is known for their chinampas, sacrifices, and game - Pok-ta-Pok.
Who are the Aztecs?
The Spanish established these plantations to enslave the native people in the Americas.
What are Encomiendas?
This war was caused by allegations but ended with the Pequot's elimination.
What was the Pequot War?
This movement inspired Evangelical preachers and challenged religious hierarchy.
What was the Great Awakening?
Wampanoag leader (1638–1676)
Led King Philip’s War to resist English expansion
Remembered for defending Native homelands
Who is King Philip (Metacom)?
This theory supports the arrival of inhabitants to North America by travelling along the coastal shore.
What is the Coastal Route Theory?
This spread throughout Spain's conquered regions. Conversion was required.
This group was replaced by African and Native American slaves as a cheap source of labor.
Who were Indentured Servants?
This colonial region profited from tobacco but suffered from low literacy rates and life expectancy.
What were the Southern colonies? (Chesapeake Colonies)
Rebel with a cause (1676)
Planter turned frontier fighter
“Down with Berkeley!”
Who was Nathaniel Bacon?
This land area created a passageway when waters froze or were low from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere.
What is Beringia (Bering Strait)?
This rebellion was the biggest setback on colonial expansion (even though the colonial power returned three years later).
What was the Pueblo Revolt of 1680?
This American Indian nation was negatively impacted by Samuel de Champlain's fur trading post stationed in Quebec.
Who were the Iroquois?
The idea that English colonies could self-govern if Great Britain economically profited from them.
What is Salutary Neglect?
Explorer | Courtier | Dreamer of Empires
Brought tobacco & tales back to England
“Lost Colony? Still searching…”
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?