Early Colonization
This nation's colonies were based on agriculture with large numbers of settlers and relatively hostile relations with Native Americans.
This was the spread of goods, ideas, people, and diseases between Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Columbian Exchange
This area was founded by mostly Puritans, and tended to be close-knit with an economy of farming and trade.
New England colonies
This time period focused on reason and knowledge and promoted new ideas about government (natural rights, consent of the governed, separation of powers).
The Enlightenment
This Native American revolt in the late 17th century in present-day New Mexico against the Spanish expelled for over 10 years.
Pueblo Revolt (Pope's Rebellion)
This country sought tight control over its colonies and focused on converting and exploiting the Natives.
Spain
This Spanish system granted land to colonists in the New World and exploited Native Americans and resources.
Encomienda System
These colonies were the most diverse religiously and saw the most immigrants from Europe. The economy was based on grain.
Middle Colonies
This early example of a democratic institution emerged in the Colony of Virginia.
House of Burgessess
These men and women signed a contract by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation to Virginia.
Indentured Servants
This country had fewer inhabitants than other countries; focused on trade, alliances, and intermarriage with Native Americans. It also had a heavy focus on the fur trade.
France and Holland (Dutch)
The reason that the Spanish begin to rely on enslaved Africans to replace Native American slave labor?
The Native American population declined rapidly due to European diseases (SMALL POX). It was also very difficult to subjugate the native population.
These colonies relied on coerced or forced labor to produce crops like tobacco, rice, and sugar.
Southern Colonies
Puritans created this document to ensure the cooperation and survival of their citizens.
Mayflower Compact
This leader of the Puritans stated "For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us."
John Winthrop
These large and powerful empires were defeated by the Spanish.
Aztec and Inca
The effect that maize had on the old world?
This system supported colonial economies by providing a means for exchanging goods with other regions of the world.
Triangular Trade
This economic policy that focuses on making money for the mother country.
Mercantilism
Why were the dates 1607 & 1754 chosen for the start & end times of Period 2
1607 - First permanent English settlement @ Jamestown
1754 - Beginning of the French & Indian War
This is the reason that Europeans sought alternative routes to Asia.
The Ottoman Empire cut off trade routes through central Asia.
The reason that 1491 – 1607 was chosen as the dates for period 1?
1491 is one year prior to the arrival and 1607 is the year England established a permanent settlement at Jamestown
This conflict highlighted the strife between backcountry farmers and the rich plantation owners living near coastal settlements.
Bacon's Rebellion
This religious concept appealed to Christians hearts rather than their minds.
Pietism
Native Americans resisted English Colonial expansion leading to numerous wars such as these. (Name one)
Pequot War, Beaver Wars, & King Philip's War