Pre-European Contact
The country for which Christopher Columbus sailed for.
Spain
This was the exchange of plants, animals, disease, culture, and knowledge about food, people, and technology between the old and new worlds.
The Columbian Exchange
Colonial Region that specialized in Rice and Indigo, heavy use of African Slaves
Southern Colonies
Regulated trade for British Colonies in North America
The Navigation Acts
Jonathan Edward's Sermon
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
_______ was a period of Colonial history where Britain did not enforce the Navigation Acts.
Salutary Neglect
The pope created this agreement between Spain and Portugal, it partitioned the world between the two countries.
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Spanish priest who documented the atrocities and demanded that Native Americans were Christians and shouldn’t be treated as slaves.
Bartolomé de las Casas
Colony founded by Quakers, known to attract many different European Migrant groups
Pennsylvania (Middle Colonies)
Slave revolt in South Carolina, 25 slaves escaped, stole weapons, and killed several colonists.
The Stono Rebellion
Started a movement of conversion across the native and african populations in the colonies
George Whitfield
The idea that colonies should exist to support the "mother country"
Mercantilism
Farming System that incorporated three different crops: corn, squash, and beans.
Three Sister Farming
This country forged close ties with Native Americans throughout their history, established Fur trade in North America
France (New France)
Colonial Region where town hall meetings were common.
New England Colonies
Native American groups near New England united to fight against colonial expansion.
King Metacom's War
The idea that America had a diverse group of people, religions, cultures, and identities.
Pluralism
General reasons for European Exploration to the New World (3)
Gold, God, Glory
Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
Spaniards were given a group of American Indians by the monarchy for the purpose of labor.
Encomienda System
Cash Crop in the Chesapeake Colonies
Tobacco
Virginia Farmers started a rebellion to overthrow the government that failed to protect them against Native Americans.
Bacon's Rebellion
The idea that the Colonies were becoming closely aligned with England (economically, politically, and religiously)
Anglicization
The first shared experience between all thirteen colonies (religious movement)
The First Great Awakening
These three inventions assisted Europeans powers in navigating to the new world.
Compass, Sextant, Astrolabe
Hierarchical system created by the Spanish that defined the status of people living in the empire.
Landed in Massachusetts, believed that the Church of England could be purified or reformed. (group)
Puritains
Native Americans pushed the Spanish out of Santa Fe from 1680-1692
The Pueblo Revolt
This group of people subscribed to a new type of passionate and personal faith
New Lights
Economic venture where risk is shared between multiple investors
Joint-Stock Companies