European contact
Christopher Columbus landed on the Caribbean island of ___________.
Hispaniola
Indentured servants in Virginia were bound to a master for _____ years.
________ was the first plant to be domesticated in Mesoamerica.
Corn
American chattel slavery severed this among African peoples
Kinship bonds
What were some characteristics of women who did not conform to Puritan society?
Who led an expedition into the southeast of North America?
Hernando de Soto
The encomienda system was a
system of forced labor
The three sisters crops were
corn, beans, and squash.
Who was the Royal Governor of Virginia during the 1670s?
William Berkley
What religious groups were growing in New England in the early 1690s?
What were the three primary goals of 16th-century European expeditions to North America?
Indentured servants received _____ acres of land after completing their contracts.
50
What was the population of Cahokia estimated to be?
10,000-30,000
Slaves in Virginia were required to carry certificates for _____ and faced punishment if they did not have them.
travel
What were some key behaviors of the Puritans?
What was one reason that European explorers believed Native men were lazy?
Women did agricultural labor
_______ in Virginia led to conflicts with the Powhatans.
Foot shortages
What is the primary argument against calling the Americas a "New World"?
Ignores indigenous history
These restrictions were placed on slaves by the laws creating "blackness" in Virginia.
No guns, no property
Why were women so prominently accused during the Salem Witch Hunt?
They challenged social norms
What systems did Native people integrate Europeans into according to their perspective?
What type of food did colonists primarily consume in the 17th century?
Grain
In Native American societies, ______ were considered the most prestigious type of goods
captives
The creation of racial difference in Virginia was primarily the product of this.
Policy
The Puritans were obsessed with witches due to their
deep-seated beliefs and fears