Precolonialism
Early Colonialism
Columbian Exchange and Settlement
British North America
Vocabulary
100

A common, mutually beneficial form of interaction between Native Americans

What is trade?

100

Fur was the main trading item of this European settlement

What is New France?

100

This dropped by 90%

What is population?

100

This was the first settlement

What is Jamestown?

100

This major crop, prominent in Jamestown, would become critical later in American history

What is tobacco?

200

The most critical crop for Native Americans

What is maize?

200

This country settled in South America to create sugar plantations

What is Portugal?

200

This is what Spain forcibly converted Native Americans to

What is Catholicism?

200

This system of labor, not quite slavery, brought many immigrants

What is indentured servitude?

200

This system gave tribute for labor from Indians in exchange for giving them protection

What is encomienda system?

300
The aggressive, bureaucratic theocracy that facilitated trade and consolidated its rule in Tenochtitlán

What is the Aztec empire?

300

In an attempt to trade with China, Spain colonized Latin America in an attempt to gain this

What are gold and silver?

300

This food went from South America to Europe

What is (a) maize, (b) potatoes, (c) sweet potatoes, and/or (d) cassava?

300

This was a representative government that set up taxes and made rules

What is House of Burgesses?

300

This is political economy based on government regulation

What is mercantilism?

400

The bridge Asians crossed to reach North America

What is the Beringian Land Bridge?

400

This country settled in what is now New York

What is Netherlands?

400

This uprising reduced Spanish force on Natives

What is Pueblo Revolt?

400

This happened because Indians couldn't follow English trade policies

What is Metacom's War?

400

This system gave 50 acres of new land to any immigrant who moved to North America

What is the headright system?

500

The amount of theses Martin Luther wrote against the Catholic Church

What is 95?

500

This disease is why Europeans reshifted their focus from colonizing Africa to colonizing the Western Hemisphere

What are (a) dysentery, (b) malaria, (c) and/or yellow fever?

500

Established by Spain, this city is the world's oldest capital city and is now in the United States

What is Santa Fe?

500

Inspired by similar sentiment against English tyranny, this was the first popular revolt against England

What is Bacon's Rebellion?

500

This idea said that Christians must do good deeds to earn salvation

What is covenant of works?