Colonial Establishment
What was the first permanent settlement in the Americas?
What is: Jamestown.
Which religion settled Massachusetts and is based in the values of acting purely to religious texts in all aspects of daily life?
What is: The Puritans.
What attempted conlony establishment mysteriously dissapeared without a trace, thought to have assimilated with the local Native Tribes?
What is: Roanoke.
What new form of slavery was practiced in the Americas, characterized by it's particular brutality?
What is: Chattel Slavery.
This book was written by Thomas Paine to encourage independence from Great Britain and was written in common language to make ideas of revolution widespread and accepted.
What is: Common Sense.
What system of commissioning the collection of reasources in certain time frames was used by the Spanish to establish control over native peoples?
What is: The Encomienda System.
Despite the fact that there were several denominations fighting for religious dominance and influence, colonial America had a lot of _______ for its time.
What is: Religious Tolerance.
What disease did the Europeans bring over to the colonies which decimated the Native population?
What were the acts implimented by British Parlaiment to enforce mercantilism on the colonies?
What is: The Navigation Acts.
The Boston Revolution would see the death of _______ who brought the issue of racial diversity into the fight for independence.
What is: Crispus Attucks.
What was the exchange of goods, ideas, and people between the "old" and "new" world?
What is: The Columbian Exchange.
What was the period of spiritual and religious revival in the American colonies called?
What is: The First Great Awakening.
What religion did many Native Americans practice which is he belief that supernatural powers animate themselves in material objects?
What is: Animism.
What act of intolerance and religious crisis resulted in the execution of innocent people based on accusations of witch craft?
What is: The Salem Witch Trials.
Which country was America's greatest ally during its war for independence?
What is: France.
What Dominican missionary and Spanish historian exposed and spoke out against the treatment of indigenous peoples?
What is: Bartolome de las Casas
What religious people settled Pennsylvania and were the few that rejected the concept of slavery and refused to practice it because of their ideals of pacifism?
What is: The Quakers
Why is it so difficult to study and document Native American history and culture?
What is: Natives would pass down stories, traditions, and history through oral communication rather than written and recorded documentation.
What Proclamation resulted in limiting colonists from expanding and claiming land in territories they had fought for in the French and Indian War?
What is: The Proclamation of 1763
What proclamation turned the tides of the Revolutionary war by granting freedom to slaves who left the Patriots to fight for the British
Why did using indigenous people as slave labor become obsolete in the Americas?
What is: Indigenous people were more susceptible to European diseases.
or
Indigenous people were familiar with the land and could escape and or sabotage slavery.
Who are the Puritan Separatists that founded Rhode Island?
What is: Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
Why did many Native Americans favor alliance with the French rather than the British?
What is: The French traded openly with Natives and respected their culture and traditions.
or
The British treated the Natives harshly.
What Rebellion resulted in the transfer of the dominant form of labor from indentured servitude to chattel slavery?
What is: Bacon's Rebellion.
Why was the revolution seen more as a New England problem which resonated less with the South?
What is: New England was settled by Puritans seeking religious refuge from the British while the South was composed mostly of Anglicans nd Catholics.
or
The New England colonies had many patriots who desired self-governance while the south was comprised primarily of loyalists.