Vocab
Tense
What is contentious?
The year Jamestown was founded
1607
A person who is working off their debts, usually for 7 years.
an indentured servants
This event sparked the change in religious beliefs that led to the creation of groups like the Puritans
Protestant Reform
The people who funded Columbus's voyage
the Catholic Monarchs
a go between, a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
What is an emissary?
This group funded the initial venture for the English.
The Virginia Company
The amount of land one got for bringing over additional persons
50 acres
Puritans held this type of belief
Calvinist
The name Columbus gave the first island he landed on
San Salvador
Someone who studies religion.
What is a theologian?
The period of extreme famine in the winter of 1609
The Starving Time
Approximately 75% of the people coming here in the 1600s were servants
Virginia
It was the first written form of self-government in the Plymouth colony
the Mayflower Compact
it was a both a cultural collision and a biological exchange
the Columbian Exchange
the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
What is nepotism?
Matoaka's coloquial name
Pocahontas
the primary groups of people coming to New England
families
The place where the Pilgrims went after leaving England
Leyden, Holland
The number of trips Columbus made to the New World
4
leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
What is hegemony?
A cash crop of the region
tobacco
This year the first enslaved person was brought to Virginia
1619
Pilgrims called themselves this
Separatists
What were Columbus's motivations for his travels (give 2)
1. strengthen Christendom
2. seeking new trading routes