Columbus
This can be defined as the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World of Europe and Africa and the New World of the Americas.
the Columbian Exchange
Disease (smallpox, specifically)
Which religious group had the strongest influence in New England?
Puritans
Name one difference between the economy of the Chesapeake colonies and the Middle colonies between 1607 and 1754.
Chesapeake utilized slavery more, Chesapeake produced crops like tobacco & sugar, Middle produced wheat & corn
MYSTERY DOCUMENT! Who said the following:
"Who of those in future centuries will believe this? I myself am writing this and saw it and know the most about it and can hardly believe that such was possible."
1542
Bartolome de Las Casas, 1542
When Columbus first explored the lands he came upon in 1492-1493, how much potential did he believe they had to benefit European interests?
Great potential!
Name the Spanish friar who spoke out on behalf of Native Americans.
Bartolome de las Casas
Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
Give two characteristics of life/demographics in the early settlements of Virginia.
Lower life expectancy, large population of indentured servants, gender imbalance (mostly men)
Name one the ways that Columbus's voyage affected Europeans.
Significant population growth, economic development
In the 1670s, which Native American leader waged a war against the colonists for encroaching on Indian territory?
King Philip (aka Metacom)
What happened to most religious dissenters in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
They were expelled/banished
What is the most important consequence of Bacon's Rebellion?
Forced labor (slavery) became much more common after that.
How did the "discovery" of America and subsequent events affect Europeans' views of themselves?
They saw it as proof of a higher level of civilization among Europeans.
What two things did Native Americans adapt their lifestyle and daily lives around?
Local climate & available resources
Of all the countries that settled the colonies before 1700, which was most interested in spreading Christianity?
Spain
Conflicts like Bacon's Rebellion exemplify the tensions between settlers from ____ and ____.
coastal areas; rural areas
Describe Columbus's takeaways after encountering Native peoples for the first time. ("This, but that.")
He believed they were culturally inferior, but they and their habits could be useful to Europeans.
How did Native American settlements in the American Southwest differ from those in the American Northeast?
In the Northeast, the land was utilized more for farming, as well as hunting and gathering.
In response to their declining influence over time, what did Puritans eventually do?
They eased requirements for church membership, and became less strict in some of their beliefs
In the early 1600s, how did Native Americans most typically respond to English colonization?