Pre-Columbian America
European Exploration and Contact
Protestant Reformation
Colonial Economics
Colonial Religion
100
This group in central Mexico included human sacrifice as part of their rituals
Who are the Aztecs?
100
England's first attempt at colonization, this settlement disappeared under mysterious circumstances
What is Roanoke?
100
He is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses
Who is Martin Luther?
100
This developed into colonial Virginia's primary cash crop
What is tobacco?
100
This group of Separatists traveled from England, to Holland, to the Americas
Who are the Pilgrims?
200
This Aztec urban center was as large as some cities in Europe
What is Tenochtitlan?
200
The greatest cause of death in the indigenous population following European contact
What is disease?
200
He was the English monarch who severed ties with the Catholic Church and created the Anglican Church
Who is King Henry VIII?
200
Set in the Gulf of Mexico, this was a crucial port for the French Empire?
What is New Orleans?
200
This colony was founded as a haven for English Catholics
What is Maryland?
300
This Mesoamerican tribe was known for its mathematics, astronomy, and architecture
Who are the Maya?
300
The Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca in South America
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
300
The belief that the "Elect" were already chosen by God for salvation
What is predestination?
300
This commodity was the basis of French trade in the Americas?
What is fur?
300
The belief that God acted as creator but no longer interferes in the world
What is Deism?
400
These were the Pueblo style of homes
What are adobe cliff dwellings?
400
The circulation of stories about the Spanish's atrocities against the indigenous population
What is the Black Legend?
400
The sale of forgiveness of sins by Catholic priests
What are indulgences?
400
These English organizations were formed to help sponsor colonization trips
What are joint-stock companies?
400
The Puritans way of compromising and allowing partial church membership for a less religious generation
What is the Half-Way Covenant?
500
This settlement near present-day St. Louis was the regional center for the Mississippi people
What is Cahokia?
500
The term applied to children born to indigenous mothers and Spanish fathers
What is mestizo?
500
This religious belief led to the founding of the Presbyterians, the Puritans, and the Dutch Reformed Church
What is Calvinism?
500
The region that in the 18th century was one of the most desired areas of settlement for the French, Native Americans, and the British
What is the Ohio River Valley?
500
This religious leader separated from the church and founded the colony of Rhodes Island
Who is Roger Williams?
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