Colonization
Who was the explorer who sailed west in 1492, hoping to find a new route to Asia, but instead reached the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What crop led to early success in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco
Pacifist religious group who advocated for religious tolerance
Quakers
What is another name for the Northern colonies?
New England
logic, reason
What was the first European nation to explore the "New World"?
Spain
A crop grown for the purpose of making money
Cash crop
With it's focus on trade, the middle colonies developed a strong ___________ class
Merchant
Why did groups like the pilgrims and puritans go to America?
Religious persecution in Britain
According to John Locke, what are our "Natural rights"
Life, liberty, and property
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Africa, Asia) and the New World (Americas) is called:
Columbian Exchange
People who agreed to work in exchange for passage to the Americas
Indentured Servants
Which of these is NOT a middle colony:
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Connecticut
What was the main focus of Puritan culture?
Religion, hard work, education
The ideas of free speech and religious tolerance were championed by...
Voltaire
What was the first permanent English colony in North America?
Jamestown
This rebellion was caused by colonist's desire to take more native land
Bacon's Rebellion
The colony of Pennsylvania was founded by
William Penn
What document did the Pilgrims sign outlining their system of self-government?
The Mayflower Compact
How did Montesquieu propose we prevent tyranny in government
Separation of powers (three branches of gov't)
What were the three main reasons Europeans explored west?
God, Gold, and Glory
The first representative government in the colonies established in Virginia
House of Burgesses
Who originally controlled New York (before the English)?
The Dutch
Compared to the Southern colonies, the Northern economy was mostly based on
Fishing, lumber, shipbuilding, small-scale farming
Rousseau argued that society makes an agreement to give up some of their freedoms in exchange for protection
Social Contract