Lesson 1
Spanish for "village"; term used by early Spanish explorers to denote large housing structures built by the Anasazi.
Pueblo
To sail around.
Circumnavigate
Form of business organization in which many investors pool funds to raise large amounts of money for large projects.
Joint-Stock Company
A three-way trade route for exchanging goods between America, Europe, and Africa.
Triangle Trade
The theory that a state's power depends on its wealth.
Mercantilism
A payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgement of submission or as the price of protection.
Tribute
Spanish for "conquerer"; the men who led the expeditions to conquer the Americas.
Conquistador
Where did the first colonists in Virginia settle?
Jamestown
What was the soil like in the 3 colonial regions?
New England: Rocky
Middle: Soil, Sometimes Clay-like
Southern: Sandy
Large public meeting for preaching and prayer.
Revival
Circular ceremonial room built by the Anasazi.
Kiva
Who is America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
System in which settlers were granted land in exchange for settling in Virginia.
Headright
An individual who contracts to work for a colonist for a specified number of years in exchange for transportation to the colonies, food, clothing, and shelter.
Indentured Servant
Philosophy that emphasizes the role of logic and reason in gaining knowledge.
Rationalism
The first people to develop a civilization in Mesoamerica.
The Olmec
A device used to determine direction, latitude, and local time.
Astrolabe
A colony owned by an individual.
Proprietary Colony
A gathering of free men in a New England town to elect leaders, which developed into the local town government.
Town Meeting
Movement in the 1700's that stressed an individual's religiousness and an emotional union with God.
Pietism
Period when early peoples learned how to plant and raise crops.
Agricultural Revolution
Sailing ship capable of long-distance exploration.
Caravel
A group of Puritans called _______ concluded that the Anglican church was too corrupt to be reformed. They later became the Pilgrims.
Separatists
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
To free Christianity's holy places from Muslim control.
People who disagree with established religious beliefs.
Heretics