Indigenous Cultures
These people had a strong empire in what is now Mexico
Who are the Aztecs?
The Portuguese found a way to get to India by going around this continent
What is Africa?
These people thought the Church of England had too much in common with the Catholic Church
Who are Puritans?
These people performed labor in America but largely came for Europe and still had limited rights
Who are indentured servants?
The Mayans lived in this part of what is now Mexico
What is Yucatan Peninsula?
This treaty was ratified by the Pope and told Portugal and Spain which places they could colonize
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
This Englishman led a couple of mysterious and unsuccessful voyages to America
Sir Walter Raleigh
The year that enslaved people were first brought to Virginia
What is 1619?
The Cherokee fall within this group of indigenous people
Mississippian people
The American continents are named after this explorer
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
The Salem Witch Trials took place in this English Colony
What is the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
This term refers to the boat trip by which enslaved people were taken to America
What is the Middle Passage?
The arrival of this animal allowed the Lakota to become some of the most skilled hunters on Earth
What are horses?
What is Spain?
The main cash crop of the colonies of Virginia and North Carolina
What is tobacco?
This is an example of one of the earliest slave uprisings in America
What is Stono Rebellion?
The strip of land created during the ice age that allowed people to cross into North America
What is the Beringia land bridge?
The French settled in this place near the Mississippi River, it is now a US state
What is Louisiana?
The area of New Netherland is now known by this name and is a modern day state
What is New York?
Exposure to this religion empowered enslaved people and worried some colonial authorities
What is Christianity?