Up, down, or somewhere in between
Colombian Exchange and Beyond
Early English Colonization
English-Native Relations
Pre-Revolutionary Slavery
100
The nothern section of the English colonies is also known as this 

what is new England?

100
Although born in Genoa, Italy Columbus sailed for this nation-state in 1492 on his fateful voyage west across the Atlantic.
What is Spain
100
This outpost, established in 1607, became the first permanent English colony as it grew into what is now known as Virginia.
What is Jamestown
100
Born Metacomet, this Wampanoag leader organized a confederacy of Native American tribes against the English settlers of Massachusetts
Who is "King Philip"
100
This leg of the South Atlantic System brought captured Africans to the Caribbean and eventually N. America.
What is the "Middle Passage"
200

Buffalo roamed in great abundance here before the arrival of the europeans

what is the Great plains?

200
More than any other factor of the Colombian Exchange, this impacted American Indian people the most, decimating their population to only a few hundred thousand in the present day.
What is disease
200
This was the first "boom crop" of the New World for English colonists in the W. Indies; its success led to the passage of the Navigation Acts
What is sugar
200
This Algonquin chief was the first Native political leader to make contact with the English colonists at Jamestown
Who is Powhatan
200
The introduction of this advanced weapon by Europeans allowed coastal African tribes to gain a military advantage over their neighbors which helped add numbers to the booming slave trade in the 1600s-1700s.
What are firearms/guns
300

maize originated here

What is mexico

300
Of all the European nations who encountered American Indians, this one enjoyed probably the most cordial relationship through mutual understanding and gift-giving.
What is France
300
This region of British North America became the target destination for thousands of indentured servants during the 1600s.
What is the Chesapeake
300
This sacred object made from clam shell beads was often used by coastal and inland Algonquin tribes to "seal" a new friendship, alliance, etc. The English used it as a form of currency to obtain furs during the 1600s.
What is wampum
300
A key event in Virginia that set into motion the idea that black Africans were to be "permanent slaves" in order to drive a wedge between them and the poor white population.
What is Bacon's Rebellion
400

this region had largely permanent societies who relied off of beaver fur trades

What is the northeast woodlands?

400
The import of this New World vegetable to Africa in the 1500s sharply increased their indigenous population but at the same time made them prime candidates for slavery soon after.
What is maize (corn)
400

This system of granting 50-100 acres of land to one who paid for the import of an indentured servant to Virginia during the 1600s added to the wealth/economic power of the plantation owners but left little to those servants who eventually became free.

What is the "headright system" 

400
The alliance of the Iroquois, first with the colony of New York, and then with the British empire and its other colonies became the model for relations between the British Empire and other Native American people.
What is the "covenant chain"
400

the slaves codes established slaves as this

What is property

500
If I am drinking river water that will most likely give me dysentery, then i am likely in this colony

what is virginia?

500

the Colombian exchange introduced this to the native population, effectively killing up to 90% of their population

What is Smallpox

500

This leader of industry introduced the tobacco economy that kicked off the wealth in  the british colonies

Who is John Rolfe


500

This group of European Colonists had a trade relation with the natives based on fish and fur

who are the French


500
South Carolina's original settlers came from this Caribbean sugar colony and meant to recreate the same type of plantation lifestyle as well as install their version slavery on N. American soil.
What is Barbados
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