Culture
Exploration
Founding the Thirteen Colonies
Economics, Trade and Rebellion
A Diverse
Society
100
9,000 to 10,000 years ago, some early Americans learned to plant and raise crops.
What is agricultural revolution
100
A small vessel capable of carrying about 130 tons.
What is caravel
100
People who disagree with established religious beliefs
What is heretics
100
Over time the towns people begun discussing local problems and issues.
What is town meetings
100
Large public meetings for preaching and prayes.
What is revivals
200
Payment from countries that the Aztecs conquered
What is tribute
200
A device invented by the ancient Greeks and refined by Arab navigators.
What is astrolabe
200
Merchants joined together and issued stocks to raise large amount of money.
What is joint-stock companies
200
A three way exchange of goods
What is triangular trade
200
In 1739 a group of Africans living near the Stono River, rebelled against their white overseers.
What is Stono Rebellion
300
New Mexico began constructing large, multistory buildings of adobe and cut stone, with connecting passageways and circular ceremonial rooms
What is kivas
300
Sail around the globe
What is circumnavigate
300
Privately owned ships licensed by the government to attack ship of other countries.
What is privateers
300
An economic theory about the world economy
What is mercantilism
300
In 1705 Virginia created a set of laws defining the relationship between the enslaved people and free people.
What is slave code
400
The Spanish word for "village"
What is pueblos
400
The men who led the expeditions were called conquerors
What is conquistadors
400
Settlers who paid their own passage to Virginia received 50 acres of land for each family member over 15 year of age.
What is headrights
400
In order to cover the cost of coming to America these people sold themselves and became...
What is indentured servant.
400
The emphasis on logic and reasoning
What is rationalism
500
During the last Ice Age, much of the earth's water became frozen and created a land land bridge between Alaska and Asia
What is Beringia
500
Cortes rewarded his men by giving them control of some towns in the Aztec Empire.
What is encomienda
500
The proprietor, or owner had almost unlimited authority over the colony.
What is proprietary colony
500
Document written in 1689, said that monarchs could not suspend Parliament's laws or create their own courts.
What is English Bill of Rights
500
Stressed an individual's devoutness and an emotional union with God.
What is pietism
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