Vocab
Historical Terms
Exploration
Settling
Colonization
100

Define: Christopher Columbus 

The man who worked with Spain to discover the "New World"

100

Define: Secondary Source

A source that did not come from that historical time period

100

Which country did Christopher Columbus work for to find the new world?

Spain

100

What was the name of the first settlement in the US?

Jamestown

100
How many original colonies were there?

13

200

Define: Columbian Exchange

The trading between the New World and the Old World

200

Define: Primary Source

A source that came from the time period of whatever is being discussed

200

Which population was negatively affected by the Columbian Exchange?

Native Americans (New World)

200

What did Bacon do during Bacon's Rebellion?

Burned Jamestown to the ground

200

Which country settled the original coloneis?

Britain
300

Define: Religious Freedom

The freedom to practice the religion that you believe in

300

Define: Relevance

How relevant a topic or author is to whatever you are discussing

300

What was the biggest thing traded in the Columbian Exchange?

Disease

300

What happened during the "starving time" in Jamestown

Food was sparse which resulted in Cannibalism 

300

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

Drew a line where the Colonists could not cross

400

Define: Jamestown

Jamestown was the first settlement in N. America located in Virginia

400

Define: Credibility

How credible the work is. Depending on time, author's history, etc. 

400

Which 4 countries were racing to find the New World?

Spain, Britain, France, Germany

400

Who were the 2 men involved in Bacon's Rebellion?

Nathanial Bacon and William Berkley 

400

What did the Stamp Act put a tax on?

Any paper product

500

Define: Plymouth

Plymouth was one of the first colonies located in Massachusetts it was colonized by the Pilgrims 

500

Define: Bias

Prejudice towards a certain subject

500

What was the name of the man who actually discovered America

Leif Erikson

500

Why is the United States such a successful English colony compared to other colonies?

The amount of resources

500

What is the saying that is created because of the amount of taxes created by Britain to the colonies?

"No Taxation Without Representation"

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