Age of Exploration
What did the three G's (god, gold, and glory) represent
Main causes of European exploration
Which social classes were at the top and bottom of the ladder?
Top- Gentry
Bottom - Enslaved Persons
Name of the 1st permanent settlement in North America
Jamestown
This region will see slavery expand the most
Southern Colonies
Name that describes the 3 way trade between the colonies, Europe, and Africa
Triangle Trade
What continents make up the Old World
Asia, Africa, and Europe
People who were contracted to work for 5-7 years hoping to get their freedom and land after their contract was up. (used before slaves)
Indentured Servants
Who/What saved Jamestown from ultimately failing?
1- John Smith leadership
2- Profiting from Tobacco
This region is the most diverse and tolerant of all religions
Middle Colonies
The 3rd leg of the trade across the Atlantic that brought Enslaved Africans to the New World on a brutal voyage
Middle Passage
What was the Columbian Exchange?
When the old world meets the new world and exchange disease, slaves, crops, cattle, and culture on a global scale.
The name of someone who trained to work as a skilled craftsman before opening their own business
Apprentice
A religious group of people who traveled to Plymouth in search of religious freedom
Pilgrims
The economy in this region consisted of craftsmen, some shipbuilding, agriculture, and merchants
Middle COlonies
This word means that colonies existed for the enrichment of the mother country
Mercantilism
What was the original goal of Christopher Columbus?
The name of the era when people believed all problems could be solved by reason
Enlughtenment
The document signed to organize Plymouth into a governing body (civil body politik)
Mayflower Compact
New England (Northern) Colonies
These laws were passed as a way for England to make money from the exchange of goods being traded between the colonies and England
Navigation Acts
What did Natives receive out of the Columbian Exchange? What did Europeans receive?
Natives- Disease and Enslavement
Europeans - Gold and access to new resources
These British documents will eventually influence the American Constitution
The Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Name of the first colony that disappeared without a trace
Roanoke
The name of New York when it was controlled by the Dutch
New Netherland
To avoid paying taxes to the British, colonists would do this
Smuggle