Geography
This region was characterized by a harsh climate with long, cold winters and short summers
What were the New England Colonies
A Christian-rooted group of people who originated in England in the 17th century
Who are the Quakers
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony, signed on November 11, 1620
What is the Mayflower Compact
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World that began in the 15th century
What is the Columbian Exchange
Europeans brought deadly viruses and bacteria to America, such as this disease
What is smallpox
This area includes most of Nevada, half of Utah, and sections of Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and California
What is the Great Basin region
Members of the Society of Jesus, were missionaries, explorers, and participants in European imperialism in colonial America
Who are the Jesuits
A British settlement in New England that existed from 1628–1691
A type of labor contract in which a person agreed to work for another person for a set period of time without receiving a salary
What is indentured servitude
A member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims
Who is Squanto
This colony pushed colonists towards industries like fishing, shipbuilding, lumbering, and trade, rather than large-scale agriculture
What are the New England colonies
A 16th-century Protestant movement in England that emphasized a personal relationship with God, strict moral discipline, and societal reform
What is Puritanism
An assembly of elected representatives from Virginia that met from 1643 to 1776
What was the House of Burgesses
The economic theory that trade generates wealth
What is mercantilism
A revolution against Spanish religious, economic, and political institutions imposed upon a Native people
What was the Pueblo Revolt of 1680
These people had various indigenous North American cultures who constructed earthen mounds for burial, ceremonial, and sometimes defensive purposes
Who are the Mound Builders
Also known as the Pilgrims, were a group of people who left England for the New World to practice their religion freely
Who are the Separatists
An agreement between Spain and Portugal that divided the Americas between the two countries
A three-way trading route that operated between Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th to 19th centuries
What is triangular trade
These people were primarily focused on establishing a lucrative fur trade through strategic forts along major waterways, prioritizing commercial gain over large-scale settlement, and offering a relatively tolerant religious environment compared to other European powers
Who were the Dutch
The three major cultural areas of Native Americans in North America before European contact
What are the Northeast Woodlands, the Great Plains, and the Southwest
This specific group of women were economic partners in domestic economies, household managers, and could if necessary act in their husbands' stead
Who are Puritan women
A policy of the British government in the 18th century that involved a relaxed enforcement of parliamentary laws, especially trade laws, in the American colonies
What is salutary neglect
DAILY DOUBLE
Category is AP Test
You may bet as much as you own.
How many points are available on the DBQ?
The first man to cultivate marketable tobacco in Virginia
Who is John Rolfe