Economics
What is the name of the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic to the New World typically associated with the African slave trade called?
The Middle Passage
What was the name of the treaty that divided the “New World” of the Americas between the two superpowers, and what were those superpowers.
Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal, Spain
What three societies/civilizations made the regions of Central and South America?
Aztecs, Incas, Mayans
In Europe during the 14th century (1500s), what was the name of the religious revolt between Catholics against the authority of the Pope?
Protestant Reformation
The original discovery of North and South America began 10-40,000 years ago when migrants may have crossed a ________ between Siberia and Alaska
Land Bridge
What was one way that the creation of a joint-stock company benefited exploration/explores?
Created investment pools to finance voyages, or lessened the risk or voyages
Who was an important 17th century, English Enlightenment philosopher?
John Locke
Who was at the top of the Spanish caste system?
Pure blooded Spaniards
What was the first colonial statute that granted religious freedom to all?
Acts of Toleration
What was the crop that provided a stable food supply for the native Central and South American civilizations.
Maize (Corn)
Besides the use of Enslaved Africans for labor, what did the British do to supply labor to the colonies?
Indentured servitude contracts/Indentured servants
Regarding slavery for a short time, what made the colony of Georgia unique?
Slavery was outlawed
Name the three regions that made up the British colonies
New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies
Name three major religious groups that immigrated to the British Colonies.
Puritans/Congregationalists, Catholics, Protestants
Name two resistance tactic Enslaved Africans used to challenge enslavement.
hunger strikes or breaking tools or refusing to work, or fleeing
What was the name of the policy that the British implemented that all goods from the colonies would have to be exported directly to Great Britain from the Colonies?
Navigation Acts
What was the first established representative govenment in the colonies?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What is the name of the system used by the Spanish that attempted to define the status of the indigenous populations?
Encomienda System
What was the name of the religious group that believed the Church of England could be reformed led by John Winthrop?
Puritans
What were three inventions that revolutionized exploration, conquest and knowledge?
Gunpowder, Printing press, sailing compass
What were three reasons why it was difficult for the British to enforce economic regulation in the colonies?
1. Atlantic Ocean separated colonists
2. English Civil War and conflict in Europe
3. Colonial agents were corrupt
What were the differences between the French Policy and the English Policy regarding their relations with Native Americans?
English: Started peaceful, wars and occupation began, viewed the natives as "savages", scattered and conquered natives.
French: Invested in fur trade, sought Catholic converts, posed less of a threat, teamed up with some tribes
What caused Nathan Bacon to lead a rebellion?
Nathan Bacon, a gentleman poor farmer who led a rebellion against royal powers in response to resentment towards large planters
What was one major political implication that the Great Awakening had on the Colonies?
Changed how people viewed authority
What were three reasons why the colonists turned to utilizing the labor of Enslaved Africans in the colonies?
Low-cost labor
Dependable workforce
Reduction of labor populations from England