Vocabulary I
What does "Abundant" mean?
available in large quantities or amounts
Soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas are called
Conquistadors
It split the new world unfairly between Spain and Portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas
Some examples of Cash Crops are
Tobacco, Indigo, Rice, Cotton
What is an envirnoment ?
Physical surroundings like: Land, water, vegetation
A document issued by a government that grants specific rights to a person or company is called a
Charter
A group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland is called a(n)
Colony
A group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or one government is called
Empire
Quakers
They believed in the equality of men and women before God. They dressed plainly and did not follow formal religious practices.
Sister Farming uses...
Squash, Beans, Corn
The balance between the amount of goods available and the amount that people want to buy is called
Supply and Demand
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the old world of Europe and Africa and the new world of the America's is called
The Columbian Exchange
What are some examples of navigational tools used during the 16th century?
the Astrolabe, mechanical clocks, the magnetic compass, the Mercator map
What was the FIRST colony established in North American?
Roanoke
What region creates totems and masks?
Northwest Coast
A legislature assembly in England is called
Parliament
Middle Passage
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
Mission
An organized effort by Christians to spread their religious faith is called a(n)
What was the FIRST permanent colony in North America by the British?
Jamestown
An isolated flat-topped hill is known as a
Mesa
The document that stated that the king must follow the law and could not simply rule as he wished is called the
Magna Carta
Tolerance
Willingness to accept behavior and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
An economic theory developed in the 16th to 18th centuries that says that a government should control the economy and that nation should increase its wealth by selling more than it buys from other nations
Mercantilism
This document reduced/limited the powers of the English monarch
British Bill of Rights
What region creates longhouses covered in bark 20'x100'?
Eastern Woodlands