Colonies
pilgrims aboard the mayflower settled on plymouth; separatists wanted to create a "city upon a hill"
(john winthrop)
what is massachusetts bay
an exchange of food, people, animals, and germs across the atlantic ocean
what is the columbian exchange
mostly between the british and french; winner gained supremacy in the west indies and canada for colonial trade; war debt resulted in higher tariffs for the colonists
what is the french and indian war or the seven years war
"discovered" the new world
christopher columbus
what trees do acorns come from
what is oak
tolerant of religions and had better relationships with the natives; pacifists and abolitionists
(quakers)
what is pennsylvania
line drawn by the pope that divided territory between spain and portugal
(bonus point: what treaty later moved the line west a few degrees)
european countries revolted against the authority of the pope in rome; resulted in many religious wars
protestants vs catholics
what is the protestant reformation
conquered aztecs and incas
(2 people)
what is hernan cortez and francisco pizzaro
what popular book/movie series sends "tributes" to participate in a televised competition in which they fight to the death
what is the hunger games
jamestown was established by a joint stock company looking for gold; John Rolfe introduced tobacco
"starving time"
what is virginia
placed restrictions on colonial trade and purchasing of goods; required colonists to buy and sell goods only from england
what is the navigation acts
conflict between english settlers and native americans; several villages were burned to the ground, hundreds of people killed, thousands injured; ended by the death of metacom, the chief of wamponoag tribe
what is the king philips war
advocated for the end of indian slavery and fought against the encomienda system
what is bartolome de las casas
What country does "the jungle book” take place in
what is india
church and state were separated; allowed free exercise of religion
(roger williams)
virginia tried to attract immigrants by offering 50 acres of land to immigrants and plantation owners who offered to pay for immigrants
what is the headright system
rebellion held by virginian settlers led by nathaniel against governer william berkeley; started because berkeley refused nathaniels request to drive natives out of virginia
one of the best-known leaders of the great awakening; gave the sermon "sinners in the hands of an angry god"
who is jonathan edwards
which president was a licensed bartender
what is abraham lincoln
colony for catholics; offered religious toleration for all christians; eventually protestants outnumbered catholics
(cecilius calvert)
what is maryland
these laws ended indian slavery, halted forced indian labor and began to end the encomienda system
what is the new laws of 1542
tribes including hopi and zuni united against the spanish because they were forcing them through the encomienda system and tried to convert them to christianity
what is the pueblo revolt
name one of the kings of spain from 1607-1754
carlos of spain or ferdinand VI of spain
how many staircases are located in hogwarts
what is 142