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What is a Conquistador?
A Spanish Explorer Who conquered and settled New lands in the Americas
What's the Separation of Church and State?
The idea that the government and the church should be separate
what is the Age Of Enlightenment?
A time when people used reason to improve the world
Who was Nathaniel Bacon?
Led a rebellion against the Jamestown government
Middle Colonies?
Known as the 'Bread Basket' because they grew a lot of grain like wheat, rye, and Barley
Whats New Spain?
The Name for the American land that the Spanish took over
What is the free enterprise System?
An economy were people can freely buy, sell, and trade goods to make money
Whats the English Bill of Rights?
A document that stated a king could not raise taxes without parliaments approval
Who was Roger Williams?
Kicked out of Massachusetts for his beliefs in religious freedom and separation of church and state
South Carolina?
Mainly grew rice and indigo as cash crops
What is the Southwest Passage?
A sea route explorers were looking for that would connect the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean
Whats the Middle Passage?
The brutal journey that enslaved Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic ocean
What was the Spanish Empire?
At its biggest it stretched from what's now California and Florida all the way down to South America
Who was William Penn?
He founded Pennsylvania as a safe place for people to worship freely
Reading in the Colonies?
Teaching kids to read was very important so they could read the bible
Whats the Bacon's Rebellion?
A rebellion that involved a fight between colonists and Native Americans
What was the Triangular Trade?
A common trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas
What were the French Forts?
The French built Forts like Detroit and New Orleans to control the important Mississippi river
Who was Cecil Calvert?
Founded Maryland as a safe place for Catholics
What Was Massachusetts Bay?
- Governor John Winthrop
- Allowed all men that attended church to vote
What is religious Freedom?
The ability to choose and practice your own religion without the fear of punishment
What was the Great Awakening?
A religious movement that encouraged people to think for themselves
what was King Phillips War?
A major fight between the English colonists and Native Americans
Who was James Oglethorpe?
Founded Georgia to help people in debt
Whats your score? ?/24
Good! - 20-24
Try Again - 15-19
You need to study better- 0-14