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archaeology
the study of ancient people
artifacts
tools weapon, and other objects that early people left behind
ice age
a period of extreme cold
clans
The different members of the Iroquois League were organized by groups of related families or _______
federations
The Cherokee and Iroquois had formal law codes and formed _____, or governments that linked different groups.
T
T or F
The Plains people hunted buffalo, which provided food as well as bones for weapons and skins for shelter and clothing.
fish
The main source of food for the people of the northwest coast was
whales, seals, walruses
the inuit people pursued what in small boats?
pueblos
The Ancient Puebloans built great stone dwellings called _____
mexico
The Mississippians built a site called Cahokia that resembled the great cities of _____ , despite being far from those cities.
irrigate
The Hohokam people built hundreds of miles of channels to ______ their crops in the hot desert of present day Arizona
to spread religion and find a new route to asia by sea
why did europeans explore?
west coast of Africa, Brazil, Caribbean, Americas
where did europeans explore?
spices, porcelain, silk
what did europeans want from Asia?
spain, portugal, england, france, netherlands
which European countries were in the exploration race
portugal
who was initially succesful
the carribean
where did columbus explore
New route to asia by sea
why did columbus explore?
queen isabella of spain
who did columbus explore for?
Caribbean
Where did Columbus land in America?
native americans
What did Columbus encounter in the Carribean?
A direct water route through the americas
What is the Northwest Passage
England, France, and the Netherlands
Who wanted the Northwest Passage?
Atlantic to Pacific
Where was the Northwest passage to and from?
It spread goods and ideas
What was a success of international exploration?
it spread diseases that killed millions of native americans
What was a consequence of international exploration?
117 men, women, and children went missing when John White returned to Roanoke in 1580.
What happened in Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh, John White, England
Who was involved in Roanoke?
it discouraged english settlers
What was Roanoke important?
investors can buy shares or partial ownerships
What is a joint stock company?
The Virginia Company
Who owned Jamestown?
Jamestown
What was the first successful colony in America?
a representative
What is a burgess?
land-owning male colonists
Who could vote in the 1619 Jamestown election?
protestants
who wanted to reform the anglican church
protestants
What group was a type of reformist?
puritans
What group had little tolerance for different beliefs?
puritans
What group came to america to put their religious beliefs into practice?
seperatists
What group wanted to set up their own church?
seperatists
What group was persecuted because of their beliefs in England?
a group of Separatists who decided to move to America.
Who are the pilgrims?
England
Where did the Pilgrims come from?
separatists
Were the pilgrims separatist or puritans?
New Netherlands and New Amsterdam
What colony did the Dutch control?
the dutch west india company
Who owned New Netherlands?
increase population and create center of trade
What was the Dutch West India Company's goal?
offered land grants
How did the Dutch West India Company get settlers to come to New Netherlands?
protestant
What group were the Quakers?
Yes
Were the Quakers persecuted?
society of friends
another name for the quakers
everyone is equal
what did the Quakers believe?
Pacifists
Were the Quakers Pacifists or did they like war?
William Penn
Who founded the Quakers?
payment from king
How did William Penn obtain the land for Pennsylvania?
as a social experiment
how did william penn view pennsylvania?
William Penn
Who wrote Pennsylvania's first constitution?
William Penn
Who designed Philadelphia?
Native Americans
Who did William Penn believe the land of Pennsylvania actually belonged to?
right to elect representatives to the legislature
What right did Penn grant colonists?
Philadelphia
What was America's most prosperous city and port?
shipbuilding, lumber, whaling, small business
How did New England make money?
cash crops
How did the Middle Colonies make money?
cash crops
How did the Southern Colonies make money?
shipbuilding, lumber, whaling
What was New England's specialty?
cash crops and livestock
What was the Middle Colonies' specialty?
cash crops and plantations
What was the Southern Colonies' specialty?
wheat and tobacco
What cash crops did the middle colonies produce?
tobacco and rice
What cash crops did the southern colonies produce?
producing enough to meet the needs of a family
what does subsistence farming mean?
New England
What colony used subsistence farming?
New England
What colony had artisans?
Middle Colonies
What colony had merchants?
huge demand for labor
Why di the Americas need slaves?
through wars and raids
How were slaves chosen from Africa?
across the Middle Passage on Slave Ships
How did slaves get to America?
King John
Who signed the Magna Carta?
bound kings and queens by law
What did the magna carta do?
government should respect civil rights
what did the magna carta believe in?
form of government where people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
representative government?
representative assembly
What was English Parliament?
legislate laws
What could English parliament do?
House of Lords and House of Commons
What were the two houses English Parliament was divided into?
a peaceful transfer of power
What was the glorious revolution?
King James II
Who did Parliament remove in 1688?
william and mary
Who were the successors of King James II?
to govern england by following the laws that parliament wants
what did william and mary agree to?
it needs to export more than it imports
what does a country need to make mercantilism succesful?
economic system where a country builds wealth by increasing gold and silver
what is mercantilism?
movement in Europe that spread the ideas of knowledge is reason, and science can improve society, but also the ideas of liberty, freedom, and limited government.
What was the enlightment?
idea that knowledge is reason
What did the enlightment spread?
people are observing nature, staging experiments, publishing findings
what were some results of the enlightment
a religious revival in the american colonies
what was the great awakening
the great awakening
What united colonists form north to south?
great awakening
what spread revolutionary ideas and excitement
most powerful group of native americans in eastern north america
what was the Iroquois confederacy?
Benjamin Franklin
who created the albany plan of union
form a united colonial government
What did the albany plan of union want to do?
no
was the Albany plan of union successful?
Treaty of Paris
What ended the French Indian War?
Note
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