Pre-Columbian Societies
Introduction of which crop led to specialization of complex social and economic systems in indigenous communities
Spread of corn/maize
3 factors that motivated Spanish colonizers to come to the Americas.
Gold, God, Glory
an exchange of goods, people, and diseases that began with Columbus's journey to the Americas and included potatoes to the English and diseases to the natives
The columbian exchange
one of the largest insurrections in British North America during the colonial era
The Stono Rebellion
A type of colony sponsored by a wealthy individual
proprietary colonies
One of the largest settlements in the midwest, native to the woodlands, that lived a stationary (not nomadic) lifestyle
Cahokia
A system that was used to force indigenous people in Spanish colonies to do labor in exchange for "benefits"
encomienda system
a group of investors that sponsored journeys to the americas
joint stock companies (or corporate companies)
the system that existed before slavery that forced labor in the colonies via debts and contracts
indentured servitude
A colony established by pilgrims under the Virginia company
Plymouth Colony
the spread of corn, farming techniques, and other advancements that allowed native tribes to begin permanent settlements
the agricultural revolution
A system that was used to force African Americans into labor in the Spanish Colonies after the previous labor system failed.
Asiento system
spread of diseases, death, increased violence, forced migration westward, new food sources, etc.
a system that provided land and money to English settlers to motivate them to go to the colonies
Headright system
What is the difference between a puritan and a pilgrim?
Puritans believe they can "purify" the church of England (reform it) whereas pilgrims believe that it cannot be saved and they have to restart/break away
If you were asked to compare two different tribe's lifestyles before the arrival of colonists, what tribes could you use?
Cahokia, Iroquois, Hopi, Oneida, Lakota Sioux, Chinook, etc.
What strategies that the Spanish used in their colonies most influenced the development of later colonies (British, French) (you can just name one)
enslavement (asiento system), conversion tactics (forcing Natives to adopt a certain culture or religion), etc.
Name one effect of Columbus's arrival in the Americans on Europeans
Introduction of new foods such as sweet potatoes, interaction with unsanitary conditions and native cultures introduces new illnesses, etc.
name one reason why the transatlantic slave trade grew in size at the year 1700
less english migration (better wages, less incentive), a more dependable workforce (bacon's rebellion), low cost labor (no wages)
What is the difference between subsistence farming and commercial farming
Subsistence is only farming the amount that you need (common in puritan societies like Mass. Bay) where as commercial farming is farming as much as you can and selling the rest/maximizing the yield (ex. many southern colonies)
If you were asked about CCOT for the lives of natives before and after colonization, what are some things that changed?
Nomadic to stationary lifestyle, introduction of new foods, spread of diseases, horses, corn, etc.
If you were asked to contrast the Spanish with the English colonies what could you talk about?
Encomienda system vs. forcing natives westward or trading with them, spanish caste system (more organized), etc.
Compare the British interactions with natives to the French interactions with natives (what is one major difference)
French = open to learning about native culture. French = interested in the fur trade. French did not attempt to force Indigenous people to work/labor, etc.
Development of racist ideology, uniting of lower class and upper class whites, etc.
Name one key term that could be used when asked what a long term cause of the Revolutionary War is
Bacon's Rebellion, Changing colonial identity, the second great awakening, etc.