Vocabulary
The first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
The exchange of Old and New world germs, plants, animals, peoples, and ideas
The Colombian Exchange
This widespread resurgence of increased religious fervor and stress of pietism became known as
Great Awakening
Europeans (mostly from England, Ireland, and Germany) signed contracts (indentures) to work for 4–7 years in exchange for passage to America
Indentured Servants
A group that separated from the Church of England and came to North America for religious freedom
Pilgrims
A religious movement that stresses a new personal relationship with God
Great Awakening
In the Treaty of Tortesillas of 1494, the Pope divided the world between which two European nations?
Spain and Portugal
The act of King James II peacefully abdicating the throne was known as
The Glorious Revolution
Within a century of European contact, how much did the Native American population fall by?
90%
An Age that emphasized reason and individualism
Enlightenment
The economic theory that a nation's power depends on its supply of gold and silver
Mercantilism
What are the three G's behind European exploration and colonization?
God, Gold, and Glory
This English law became the predecessor to the US Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights of 1689
The enslaving and owning of human beings and their offspring as property, able to be bought, sold, and forced to work without wages, as distinguished from other systems of forced, unpaid, or low-wage labor also considered to be slavery
Chattel Slavery
This colony also known as the “Lost Colony” mysteriously disappeared along with over 100 settlers
Roanoke
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the America
The Middle Passage
This person is regarded as the "savior" of Jamestown
John Smith
This philosopher believed that all people were born with "natural rights" to life, liberty, and property
John Locke
This was a rebellion against the Virginian governor in 1676 because the governor signed a treaty with local Native Americans that limited the expansion of European colonies
Bacon's Rebellion
This law prohibited the sale of cash crops to places other than England and its colonies
The Navigation Acts
A business where stocks, or a share of ownership in a company are bought and owned by shareholders
In 1664, the British gained all land in North America from this rival European power
The Dutch Empire
Suggested there were three types of political power: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Charles-Louis de Secondat, the baron de Montesquieu
A system where Spanish adventurers and settlers were granted the legal right to extract forced labor from indigenous tribal chiefs in the Americas colonies of the Spanish Empire
Encomienda System
A person who agrees to work for another without pay, with or without a contract, in order to repay a debt or in exchange for food and shelter
Indentured Servant