Vocabulary
first-hand accounts of an event
created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event
primary source
What are the 3 reasons from colonization and exploration
3 G's
God
Gold
Glory
What was the religious reason for colonization?
religious reform, religious freedom, escape religious persecutions
a geographic area that shares similar
characteristics
region
What was the name for spanish explorers
accounts of events created at a later
date and by someone who was not present at the event sourcing
secondary source
What religious group made up the middle colonies?
Quakers
What is the significance of Jamestown?
First permanent English settlement
political system where
policies are created by representatives selected by the
people
representative government
What diseases did explorers bring over to the new world
Small Pox
examining the “who,” “what,” “when,”
“where,” and “why” of a document
sourcing
What is the climate in the New England colonies?
Long cold winters, rocky soil, vast forest
What year was the Mayflower Compact signed?
1620
an alliance of states created for a
common purpose
confederation
What was the Christians goal in the New world
To convert Native people to Catholicism
state sponsored settlement of people to
new territories
colonization
What states make up the Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virgina, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
The mayflower established the idea of the first ____-government.
self
document outlining the fundamental
principles and structures of a government
constitution
Explorer who is credited for discovering America
Christopher Columbus
a contract given to someone to establish a
colony
charter
What states make up the New England colonies?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
What year was Jamestown Virginia founded?
1607
political system in which power is shared
between a national centralized government and a
collection of smaller state governments
federalism
What percent of Native Americans died after the Arrival of Europeans from disease in the first 130 years
90%