period 1
encomienda system
what is a labor system that required labor for protection of the spanish crown . a spanish encomendero was given laborers that would give tributes to him in order to receive protection?
reasons for English colonization
what is high unemployment- enclosure movement
religious motivation- converting Indians
mercantilism- fixed wealth
primogeniture- 1st born son gets the estate
nationalism- pride in monarchy
propoganda?
causes of the French and Indian war
what is Colonial rivalries btwn. Great Britain and France. 2. France and Great Britain traded with different Native American groups for fur. 3. France and Great Britain arm the Native Americans. 4. Disputed land claims in Ohio River Valley (both sides wanted the same fur-rich land)?
components of the american system
what is Tariff to protect American industry
2)Strengthen national bank & currency
3) Internal improvements including roads and canals?
effects of french and indian war
what is *French lose all land in North America
*English land extends from Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River?
columbian exchange
what is an exchange of goods, ideas and skills from the Old World (Europe, Asia and Africa) to the New World (North and South America) and vice versa?
jamestown
what is
The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia; 1607?
stamp act
what is law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc?
beliefs of whig party
what is believed in a strong federal government, similar to the Federalist Party that preceded it. The federal government must provide its citizenry with a transportation infrastructure to assist economic development. Many Whigs also called for government support of business through tariffs?
Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776)
what is 1776- Paine argued for independence, directly attacking allegiance to the monarchy, refocusing hostility previously vented on Parliament. The pamphlet was published anonymously in Philadelphia. He proved himself the consummate Revolutionary rhetorician. The Common sense of the matter, it seemed, was that King George III bore the responsibility for the malevolence toward the colonist. Before Paine, few colonists thought Independence was an option?
joint stock company
what is a business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors?
puritans
what is protestant section in England hoping to "purify" the Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization?
declaratory act
what is act passed in 1766 after the repeal of the stamp act; stated that Parliament had authority over the the colonies and the right to tax and pass legislation "in all cases whatsoever."?
market revolution
what is the major change in the US economy produced by people's beginning to buy and sell goods rather than make them for themselves?
Boston Massacre
what is the first bloodshed of the American Revolution, as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans?
reasons for Spanish colonization
what is Gold, converting natives to Christianity and land?
indentured servants
what is people who could not afford passage to the colonies could become indentured servants. Another person would pay their passage, and in exchange, the indentured servant would serve that person for a set length of time (usually seven years) and then would be free?
salutary neglect
what is an English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty?
monroe doctrine
what is a statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere?
Republican Motherhood
what is expectation that women would instill Republican values in children and be active in families; helped increase education for women?
reasons for french colonization
what is to establish trade and fur trapping in Canada, and the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys?
King Philips War
what is longest and bloodiest conflict between settlers and natives in 17th century, native Wampanoags under King Phillip ( Indian Chieftain) resisted England encroachment on their land, they killed many settlers in Mass, English joined with Mohawks to defeat them?
townshend acts
what is passed by Parliament, put a tax on glass, lead, paper, and tea. The acts caused protest from the colonists, who found ways around the taxes such as buying smuggled tea. Due to its little profits, the Townshend Acts were repealed in 1770, except for the tax on tea. The tax on tea was kept to keep alive the principle of Parliamentary taxation.?
Missouri compromise
what is a statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere?
Beliefs of the Federalist Party
what is a centralized national government with strong fiscal roots. In addition, the Federalists felt that the Constitution was open for interpretation?