Chapter 1+2
Land Bridge Theory
A document giving the right to found a colony
Charter
someone who lives and works with a craftsperson to learn a trade or skill
apprentice
ready in a minute militia
Minutemen
The final battle - British surrender to Washington and the French
Yorktown
First to "discover" America for the Europeans, and first that others followed starting the age of exploration
Columbus
someone who worked for a time to pay off their passage to the colonies
indentured servant
farming only what you need to live on your farm
subsistence farming
boycott
a ship with permission to attack enemy shipping, keeping some of the spoils and giving the rest to the govt
The water route over North America
Northwest Passage
a document creating the laws and organization of a government
constitution
a farm item grown for sale not consumption
cash crop
support the British and King
Loyalist
mercenary
A Spanish explorer interested in gold, glory, and god
Conquistador
first permanent English colony in America
Jamestown
Three way trade across the Atlantic World
Triangle Trade
a document giving authority to search a place or arrest someone without cause
Write of Assistance
An early battle, American loss, but it showed the Americans courage and will to fight
Bunker Hill
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
Cortez
first attempt at an English colony in America
Roanoke
Colony founded for English Catholics
Maryland
A law which lowered the tax but created outrage in the colones because it hurt merchants and traders
Tea Act
American general who turned traitor and switched sides
Benedict Arnold