Indigenous Peopling of North America
Indigenous people used this staple food crop to support large populations
Maize
This exchange of goods and diseases had a major effect on both Europe and the New World
Columbian Exchange
This geometric shape explained the relationship between the colonies and mother country
This colony practiced religious toleration and was primarily settled by Quakers
Pennsylvania
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
This was the path that native peoples used to “people” the America’s
Beringia Land Bridge (Bering Strait)
This system of labor put Spanish “lords” in charge of Native American tribes to be used as a labor force
Encomienda System
This economic system used the colonies as a source of raw materials and income for mother countries
Mercantilism
This document stated that the Pilgrims would govern by majority rule
Mayflower Compact
This was the original capital of the US
New York City
This Indigenous group was a hunter gatherer society with farming methods like the “three sisters”
Eastern Woodlands People
Why were the Spanish able to conquer Native Americans so easily?
Disease, Better military technology, Horses
Name 3 major cash crops grown in the continental US colonies
Cotton, Tobacco, Indigo, Rice
This was the relaxed British policy towards the 13 colonies for the majority of their existence
Salutary Neglect
This President was responsible for the Trail of Tears in the 19th century
Andrew Jackson
This was the largest indigenous city in the continental United States
Cahokia
This papal treaty divided the world between the Spanish and Portuguese
Treaty of Tordesillas
These acts forced British colonies to trade exclusively with Britain.
Navigation Acts
In the colonial government system, this group had the authority to tax and determined the Governor's salary
Colonial Assembly
Name all 4 Presidents that are located on Mount Rushmore
Washington, Jefferson, T. Roosevelt, Lincoln
Many indigenous groups, like the Iroquois Confederacy, were societies based on the authority of this family member.
The mother (Matrilineal)
This debate questioned the treatment of Native peoples and advocated for better conditions of indigenous people.
Valladolid Debate
If you paid for your own passage, you would receive 50 acres of land in the new world under this system
What is the headright system?
This was an armed uprising in Virginia in 1676-1677 against Governor Sir William Berkeley, regarding the perceived lack of protection against Native Americans
Bacon's Rebellion
This rather large American President had a custom, oversized bathtub installed in the White House during his time in office
William Howard Taft