Though, I was Italian, I discovered the "New World" on behalf of Spain.
Christopher Columbus
First permanent British settlement in North America
Jamestown
Founded as a quaker colony in North America.
Pennsylvania
Civilization that resided in present day Mexico, destroyed by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez.
Aztec Empire
Name of the voyage made by Africans forced into slavery.
Middle Passage
First permanent European settlement in North America
St. Augustine, Florida
Pilgrims
New York was formerly a colony of
Netherlands (Holland)
Civilization in South American (present day Peru) destroyed by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
Incan Empire
Before enslaved Africans, most British colonies used _________ as their primary labor force.
Indentured servants
The encomienda system initially used ________ as their primary labor force.
Native Americans
Virginia specialized in this cash crop.
Tobacco
Philosophical movement that began in Europe and spread ideals of liberty, equality, and free thinking.
Enlightenment
Region of the 13 colonies where King Philip's War was fought.
New England
half indigenous or Native America
The Columbian Exchange saw the transfer of plants and animals between the New World and Europe. Yet ______ would lead to the almost total destruction of Native American societies when it crossed the ocean to the New World.
Diseases
This colony was created as a refuge for Catholics.
Maryland
Rebellion of indentured servants in Virginia that nearly toppled the colonial government.
Bacon's Rebellion
The Native Americans of the Plains survived by
following and hunting herds of Bison
We were the lowest caste in the Spanish caste system.
Enslaved Africans
I opposed the Encomienda System and sought to persuade the King of Spain to get rid of the system. Who am I?
Bartolomé de las Casas
Famous witchcraft trials occurred here in the late 17th century.
Salem, Massachusetts
European global economic system that exploited colonies to enrich the mother country
Mercantilism
Residing in present day New Mexico, we revolted against the Spanish in the 17th century because they tried to force us to become Catholics.
Pueblos
A person's legal status, whether slave or free, was determined by the race of
their mother