Colonies
This colony was the first permanent English settlement in America, established in Virginia
Where is Jamestown?
This lucrative industry drove the French Indian War or Seven Years' War.
What was the fur trade?
An agreement made between the Pilgrims before they landed at Plymouth, forming the first basic government that followed majority rule
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This ancient civilization is known for its giant stone pyramids and an advanced calendar system in Mexico and Central America.
Who were the Mayans?
This Italian explorer was sponsored by Spain and took the voyage to the Americas, specifically landing in the Bahamas?
Who was Christopher Columbus?
Plymouth Colony was founded in New England by the Pilgrims in 1620, who were seeking what?
What is religious freedom?
This is the trading system where European powers took Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to sell them as slaves in the Americas?
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade? (or Columbian Exchange, Transatlantic Slave Trade, etc.)
The Governor of Virginia, George Yeardley and 22 representatives chosen by settlers in the Virginia colony, formed the first representative assembly in the American colonies in 1619. What was this assembly called?
What is the House of Burgesses?
The ___________ built cities like Machu Picchu and farmed steep hillsides.
Who were the Incas?
He founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony and delivered the famous "City on a hill" speech.
Who was John Winthrop?
John Winthrop said “We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill.” Which colony is he referring to?
Where is Massachusetts Bay Colony?
In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon declared, "We must defend ourselves against the injustices of the rich and the threats of the Native Americans." What rebellion between poor settlers and the Virginia elite did this statement reflect?
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
These acts enforced mercantilism by restricting colonial trade to only English ships, causing tensions between the American colonies and Britain, eventually leading to the colonies wanting economic independence. What are these acts called?
What are the Navigation Acts?
These Native American cultures built massive burial mounds in the Ohio River Valley.
Who were the Adena-Hopewell?
This was the Royal Governor of Virginia known for his opposition against Bacon's Rebellion.
Who was Sir William Berkeley?
This English colony in North Carolina mysteriously disappeared in 1590
Where is Roanoke?
This war between Native Americans and New England colonists from 1675 to 1676 ended most Native American resistance in the area.
What is King Phillip's War?
This act guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians in Maryland (early example of religious freedom)
This Native American tribe followed buffalo herds in the Great Plains and fought fiercely to defend their homeland against U.S. expansion.
Who were the Lakota Sioux?
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire in South America, capturing its emperor and seizing their wealth.
Who was Francisco Pizarro?
The English colony of Roanoke in North Carolina mysteriously disappeared in 1590, with only this word carved into a tree left.
What is "CROATOAN"?
This was England’s attempt from 1686 to 1689 to bring the New England colonies under tighter control, which later failed after the Glorious Revolution.
What was the Dominion of New England?
This was a military alliance formed between several New England colonies for protection against Native attacks and the Dutch
What is the New England Confederation?
This powerful alliance of Native American tribes in the Northeast created a political system that influenced the future U.S. Constitution.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
He served as the governor of the Dominion of New England, but was unpopular for his strict, autocratic rule.
Who was Sir Edmund Andros?