Colonists
What was the name of the European that sailed on behalf of the Spanish crown and accidentally discovered the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?
Jamestown
True or False: All Native American tribes had the same culture and religion.
False
Tobacco
What were the three big natural rights that we talked about in class?
Life, liberty, and property
Who was the leader of Roanoke?
John White
What were the 3 major colonial regions of English North America?
Southern, Middle, and New England Colonies
What was the name of the land bridge that Native Americans probably crossed to get to North America from Asia?
Bering Land Bridge
What was the global trade network connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas called?
The Triangle Trade
What was the European movement that reshaped minds by emphasizing science, logic, and natural human rights over strict tradition.
The Enlightenment
What motivated the Pilgrims and Puritans to establish colonies in North America?
Religious freedom/escaping persecution
What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?
Jamestown/Virginia
What was the word that was carved into a tree when John White returned to Roanoke?
Croatoan
What was the journey that slaves took from Africa to the Americas called?
The Middle Passage
The fall of which city led European explorers to try and find a new route to Asia?
Nathaniel Bacon
What was the goal of Jamestown? Why was it established?
To make a profit for the Virginia Company
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy established what kind of goverment?
A democracy
Which of the 3 colonial regions were known as the "breadbasket" colonies?
The Middle Colonies
What was the most significant impact of the Great Awakening on the American colonies?
The colonists began questioning authority more easily
What was the name of the famous preacher who started the Great Awakening in America?
George Whitefield
Define colony
What is a territory controlled by another country and occupied by its settlers called?
What was the name of the huge city built by Native Americans near modern-day St. Louis, Missouri?
Cahokia
Define Plantation
A large estate growing a single cash crop, often using either indentured servants or slaves.
What was the name of Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the 13 colonies?
Albany Plan of Union