Early Interactions
This European nation was known for using the Encomienda system of labor.
Spain
This colonial region was known for its heavy religious influence, as well as shipbuilding and trade.
Massachusetts/Bay Colony
War between the French and English, drained England's economy and ultimately led to the American Revolution
French and Indian War/Seven Years' War
An intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, emphasizing reason, individualism and skepticism
The Enlightenment
Christopher Columbus arrived in the West Indies in this year.
1492
This colonial region was established from a Joint-Stock company, with an emphasis on Cash Crop Agriculture
Virginia/Southern Colonies
An armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against Governor William Berkeley, wanted more land from Native American, effectively ending Indentured Servitude.
Bacon's Rebellion
Religious movement where Christian Protestants began to reflect on the spirituality of everyday life and more direct connection to God, then began to question political hierarchy only a few decades later.
The Great Awakening
This nation was known to have fairly peaceful relations with Native Americans, primarily interacting as a means to establish and further the fur trade.
France
Established in Pennsylvania/middle colonies and known for it's religious tolerance, this religious organization was referred to as
Quakers
An uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers for the freedom to govern themselves and practice their native religion
Pueblo Revolt
British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England
Salutary Neglect
Divided land in the Americas between the Spanish and Portuguese, 1st document to attempt to establish European borders in western hemisphere
Treaty of Tordesillas
Primarily used by the Virginia colonies, this system of labor was used in order to exchange work for passage into the new world.
Indentured Servitude
The largest and most significant slave rebellion in the British North American colonies, started in South Carolina.
Stono Rebellion
British Army soldiers shot and killed several people while under attack by a mob (1770)
Boston Massacre
Used to describe a person of Spanish and Native descent, the Casta system was developed to socially rank a new population of mixed race people in Spanish colonies that included this term.
Mestizo
Established by England, this legislation was able to effectively disconnect the colonies from one another by requiring merchants to dock in a British harbor first before trading other places.
Navigation Acts
Armed conflict between English colonists and the Wampanoag tribe, led to the death of over 2,500 colonists
King Phillip's War
British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide, disallowed colonists to expand beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763