Ancient Native Americans
What natural land feature once connected Eurasia with North America, allowing the earliest human migration into the Americas?
The Bering Land Bridge
A land bridge, which is now submerged beneath the Bering Sea, once connected Eurasia with North America, enabling the migration of early nomadic Asian hunters into the Americas during the Ice Age.
Who led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521, leading to the downfall of the Aztec civilization?
Hernán Cortés
Which 10-year-old historical figure was credited for making peace between Jamestown settlers and the Powhattan Confederacy?
Pocahontas
Name the nationalistic economic policy that is designed to maximize the economy of the "mother country."
Mercantilism
Name the English policy in which laws were NOT enforced in the colonies.
Salutary Neglect
This Spanish conquistador is credited with conquering the Inca Empire in Peru and capturing their emperor, Atahualpa. Who is he?
Francisco Pizarro
What crop became the economic savior of the Virginia colony in the early 17th century?
Tobacco; it drove settlers to find more land for planting.
This is the name of the government-related gatherings done by the New England colonists.
Town Meetings
What religion was William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania)?
Quaker (Society of Friends)
What were the "three-sisters" in early Native American farming?
Bean, Squash, Maize
This 1680 revolt of Native Americans successfully kept the Spanish from conquering New Mexico for over a decade.
The Pueblo Revolt
This New World colony was established by Sir Walter Raleigh and did not survive its first 5 years.
Roanoke Colony (1685)
This was the first modern written constitution in North America!
What was New York originally known as?
New Amsterdam
Name this democratic tribal group, made up of five Native American tribes & located in present-day upstate New York.
The Iroquois Confederacy
Name this anti-Spanish propaganda arguing that Spain was the most ruthless toward Native populations in the New World.
The Black Legend
In 1619, a significant event occurred in Virginia, setting a political precedent. What was the event? What was significant about it?
The House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in the American colonies, was established in Virginia. This marked the beginning of representative self-government in colonial America.
Name the Native American known as "King Philip" during King Philip's War (1675-76).
Metacom
Metacomet
Who were the leaders and settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and what was their vision for this colony in the 17th century?
John Winthrop and attracted a mix of settlers, including Puritans. They sought to establish a religiously pure and prosperous society, believing they had a covenant with God to build a model community.
Explain the term "Matrilineal"
A person's lineage is traced through the mother's line.
What treaty, signed in 1494, divided the New World lands between Spain and Portugal, giving Spain the lion's share and setting the stage for its dominance in the Americas?
The Treaty of Tordesillas
or
The Line of Demarcation
What were the main causes of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in 1676? How did it help lead to the rise of African slavery?
Poor working and living conditions in a high tax state (Virginia) + the drive to remove Native Americans from the Backcountry.
Led to slaves being imported to lessen the need for indentured servants and other poor White immigrants.
Name the 2 famous dissenters of Puritanism in 1636.
Anne Hutchinson & Roger Williams
Who was the colony of Delaware named after?
Thomas West, the governor of Jamestown, & the Lord De La Warr