Pre-Chapter 3
This theory is used to describe how the first people got to North America from Asia; the theory involves people walking across a path of solid ice that is located in what is today the Bering Strait
What is the land bridge theory
Who is King Philip
What are the middle colonies
Who is John Locke
Event in which 20 people were executed after being accused of black magic, colonial New England
What are the Salem Witch Trials
Who are the Aztecs
What is tobacco
Large farms, typically located in the south that relied on enslaved labor
What are plantations
Idea that the government should be divided into distinct branches so that one does not become more powerful than the other
What is separation of powers
Period of time in Europe in which ideas about government, the economy and politics were being circulated and written about
What is the Enlightenment
Term used to describe when one country or group of people takes control of another area or land and settles there.
What is colonization
The deadliest conflict in colonial American history; tribes like the Pocasset and Wampanoag fought against the Plymouth colony
What is King Philips War
Being able to practice your religion without facing punishment or persecution from the government
What is religious freedom
Book written by Thomas Hobbes that explains the idea of the social contract and explains that the best form of rule is absolute monarchy
What is the Leviathan
Term used to describe favoring one side over another/thinking or writing about things in an unfair way
What is bias
Term used to describe the transfer of goods and diseases from the New World to the "Old World"; things like pumpkins, turkeys and horses were brought over and transfered
Female chief of a tribe
What is a saunkskwa
What is women's work
Term associated with the phrase "I may detest what you write, but I would give my life for you to continue to write"
What is freedom of speech/press
Period of time in Europe when culture and arts flourished; inventions and advancements made during this time led to the Age of Exploration
What is the Renaissance
This term is used to describe the idea that at times, history can only be understood within the context of its own era, that it involves interpretation
What is historical relativism
Term used to describe Native Americans who converted to Christianity
What is a praying Indian
Name all three regions of the colonies
What are the New England, Southern and Middle
Thinker associated with the concept of freedom of the press/speech
Who is Voltaire