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20 Cards in this Set
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Ice Age |
Bering strait- native Americans migrate from Asia |
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Columbus |
Spanish conquistador who found the Bahamas (1492) |
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Triangular trade |
Africa, Europe, and Americas |
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Treaty of Tordesillas |
Between Spain and Portugal, new lands were explored by Columbus |
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Hernando Cortes |
Came to America in search for gold. Overtook the aztecs and created the mestizo population |
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Spanish missions formed: |
-Forced Roman Catholic beliefs on natives -Natives weak from diseases -Looking for help -Harsh treatment |
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Jamestown |
First successful colony in America -150 settlers, inexperienced, gold fever -John Smith, "no work, no food" |
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Joint-stock companies |
Investors pool their money together for a common purpose |
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What saved Jamestown? |
Tobacco |
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Virginia House of Burgesses |
Self government and early democracy |
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Headright system (1618) |
System designed to bring over people for free land - solved the slave labor shortages |
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Mayflower Company |
An example of self government and a sense of democracy |
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Salutary Neglect |
British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies loyal. |
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Mercantilism |
Where colonies serve as the source of raw materials for a mother country's industry, and the mother country exported more goods to the colonies. INCREASE WEALTH BY TRADE |
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Difference in the salutary neglect policy in colonies |
The New England colonies flourished from triangular trade while the southern colonies had an influx in slaves and the rise of a wealthy elite class |
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The Great Awakening |
Rebellion against enlightenment ideas. It divided America into two very different religious beliefs. Overall, America became more religiously tolerant |
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What were long time causes of colonies wanting their independence? |
-Self government -The Great Awakening -Enlightenment Ideas -Salutary Neglect |
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How did salutary neglect lead to the spread of enlightenment ideas on the colonies? |
-Gave then their independence -Let them think for themselves |
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Navigation Acts |
Series of laws passed by Englands Parliament restricting colonial trade |
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How do the colonists react to all these laws? |
-Puritans in Mass. refused to obey Navigation Act -Charter is withdrawn by King James II -The colonists begin to smuggle in goods |
