European Colonization
This country dominated colonization in Central and South America but colonized North America much more slowly.
Spain or the Spanish
This disease wiped out huge numbers of Native Americans upon the arrival of Europeans to the New World.
Smallpox
This was a period of religious fervor and revival that began in the 1730's.
The Great Awakening
These colonies were known as the "breadbasket" colonies and were known for their religious tolerance.
Middle Colonies
This term is given to the time period during which the King and English government lacked enforcement of the Navigation Acts.
Salutary Neglect
This was the first permanent British settlement in North America.
Jamestown
This war was fought over the westward encroachment of New England settlers onto Native American lands in 1675.
King Phillips War or Metacoms War
This was an intellectual movement that emphasized reason and individualism. It argued for rational thought and curiosity.
The Enlightenment
These colonies were known for their large plantations and agricultural systems due to their fertile soil. Their climate was mild to hot and humid.
Southern Colonies
This is a system characterized by obtaining resources and raw materials from a colony to enrich a larger more dominant country.
Mercantilism
Spain settled this area which developed into the first permanent settlement in the modern day American Southwest.
Santa-Fe
This Rebellion was organized to fight back against the corruption in the government of Virginia under Sir William Berkley.
Bacon's Rebellion
In this year the first African slaves were brought to the Jamestown settlement.
1619
These colonies were founded primarily for religious purposes and were known for their long winters and rocky soil that wasn't conducive to agriculture
New England Colonies
These laws were put into place to control trade and commerce in the British American Colonies.
The Navigation Acts
Known as the "Father of New France" this explorer founded Quebec.
Samuel de Champlain
This action was organized in 1680 to push the Spanish out of Santa Fe. It was successful until 1692 when the Spanish regained control of the region
Pueblo Revolt
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was written by this Great Awakening preacher.
Jonathan Edwards
This organization in Virginia was the earliest representative assembly in the colonies.
House of Burgesses
These people were the primary source of labor in the British colonies prior to the mass importation of slave labor from Africa.
Indentured Servants
This famous Dutch explorer was searching for a NW passage to Asia when he sailed into New York Harbor. He later had a river named after him.
Henry Hudson
To address the constant threats from Native Americans, the Dutch and the French the New England Colonies formed this entity.
New England Confederation
This famous slave rebellion was orchestrated in South Carolina in 1739 and was marked by the death of 25 colonists over the duration of the Rebellion before it was squashed.
Stono Rebelion
This document was issued in the New England colonies to address the decline in church membership. It allowed for partial church membership even without a confirmed religious experience.
Halfway Covenant
This term refers to how the colonies were becoming more like England in many ways despite developing their own identity.
Anglicization