Colombian Exchange
Two diseases brought to the Americas by the Europeans
What are smallpox and measles?
When the Pueblo Indians revolted against the Spanish over cultural/religious oppression. Eventually led to an alliance between the Spanish and Natives
What is the Pueblo Revolt?
The leader of Jamestown, VI
Who is John Smith?
Plantation-based system in which Native Americans were used as slaves, while the Spanish attempted to convert them
What is the Encomienda System?
The people who founded the Plymouth Colony
Who are Pilgrims?
The two most devastating diseases brought from Europe to the Americas
What are measles and smallpox?
An incident where an upset colonist burned down Jamestown with a militia because they were not being represented fairly in the House of Burgesses. Indentured servants were also upset because they completed their terms and were not getting paid.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
An explorer sponsored by Spain to find a sea route to Asia.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Tobacco, Sugar, and Cotton
What are cash crops?
They accumulated funds to send colonists to the New World through collaboration with individuals and permission from the crown of England to make the journey.
What are joint-stock companies?
Crops considered "the three sisters"
What are corn, beans, and squash?
When the Wampanoag tribe attacked the Massachusetts colony to protect their land
What is Metacom's War (King Philip's War)?
The person who "conquered" the Aztecs in Mexico
Who is Hernan Cortes
Three highly developed civilizations located in Central and South America
Who are the Mayas, the Incas, and the Aztecs?
Puritans who wanted to completely separate from the Anglican Church
Who are Separatists?
A disease brought from the Americas to Europe
What is syphilis?
A conflict between Great Britain and France over control of the Ohio River Valley
What is the French and Indian War?
The person who "conquered" the Inca empire
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
The first attempt of English settlement, called the "Lost Colony" and failed due to the disappearance of its inhabitants
What is Roanoke Island?
Europeans who traveled to the new world and worked as servants for a set number of years, once those years have passed they were given freedom.
Who were Indentured Servants?
A traditional Mesoamerican drink consisting of unsweetened chocolate, chili peppers, vanilla, and achiote
What is xocolatl?
A conflict between English settlers and the Pequot Native Americans in 1637
What is the Pequot War?
A religious dissenter from Massachusetts, challenged women's roles in Puritan society, convicted of heresy
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
What is the Asiento System?
The first religious revival, influence of individualism, and it formed a division between traditionalists and revivalists
What is the First Great Awakening?