Aztecs, Incas, Mayans
What is colonization?
settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
What colonies have weather most similar to Ohio?
Middle colonies
What religion participated in the Salem Witch Trials?
Puritan
Were the Incas monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic
The Americas
What happened at Roanoke?
John White left to get more supplies, and when he returned, the colony was empty.
What were two crops that were grown in early Americas?
Sugar and Tobacco
How did Mayans write?
Hieroglyphics
What was one positive and one negative effect of the Colombian Exchange?
Positive: new food and animals
Negative: slavery and disease
What were the first successful English Colonies?
Jamestown and Plymouth
What is the Mayflower Compact?
First establishment of government
How did the Aztecs come to be defeated?
The Spanish conquered them.
Who was the first European to discover the Americas?
Leif Erikson
What were typical gender roles in most of the colonies?
Men would work, women would take care of the children
What is a primary source?
First hand account of something
Which of these was the largest?
Incas
What did Bartolomo De Las Casas do?
Encouraged the Atlantic Slave Trade
How did religion differ between the colonies?
New England was Puritan and very religious, the middle colonies had religious freedom, the south had religious tolerance
What was Christopher Columbus trying to do when he sailed to North America?
Find a trade route to India