What's in a Name?
When using the term "America" it refers to What Country?
The USA
This person accidentally "discovered" the Americas, thinking he was in India
Christopher Columbus
First English Settlement in North America
Jamestown
Which region of Colonies heavily relied on Slavery?
Southern Colonies
Define Slavery
treatment of human beings as property
The "Americas" refers to what?
Define Colonization
when a country takes over an area and settles its own people there
What modern day place is Jamestown located in?
Virginia
What was the purpose of the New England colonies?
Religious Freedom
Define Cash crops
plants with the purpose of being bought and sold
The term "Old World" refers to what?
Label for Africa, Asia, Europe
What was the Columbian exchange?
Transfer of plants, animals, culture, people, etc, between the old world and new
What was the Purpose of Jamestown?
For economic Opportunity
Which group settled New England?
Puritans
Define Plantations
large farms that grow cash crops
List and define the 3 reasons for colonization?
Glory: for land and power
Gold: for wealth
God: for religion
Who lived in the Americas prior to European settlement
Native American/American Indians
What saved Jamestown from being abandoned by the English?
Tobacco
List two reasons the Puritans were replaced
- Immigration
- Religious Strictness
When were the Salem Witch Trials
1691
Who is America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
How were Native settlements organized?
Tribal Confederacies: loose networks of villages with similar cultures and alliances.
What was Government was created in Jamestown, what type was it?
House of Burgesses, Representative Democracy
Which colonies make up the Middle Colonies?
Penn, NY, Delaware, NJ
What is the separation of Church and State?
government and religious rules must be separate