what were the navigation acts?

the colonists that lived in England's America this was to help England's economy.n colonies

Who inhabited the Americas before Europeans got here?

Native Americans

What empire did Cortez conquer? Where was it located?

The Incan empire. What is now Mexico.

Why were Spanish colonizers able to conquer the Native Americans even though they were outnumbered?

The spanish were protected by steel armour and had guns. Native Americans had clubs bows and arrows. Many also dies from European diseases.

What are 2 reason the Spanish wanted to come to set up colonies in the Americas?

To spread Christianity and look for wealth.

What is the transatlantic slave trade?

When Europeans forced Africans from West Africa to come over and work against their will in very bad conditions.

Who was Martin Luther and what was he known for?

Martin Luther was a German monk who disagreed with the church beliefs and so he and his followers bro away from the church.

What was the relationship between France and the Native Americans?

Native Americans were good with France neither one of them wanted the others land and even traded.

What is a missionary?

Someone who tries to spread their beliefs and convert others to it.

Discuss what happened with the English colony of Roanoke

John white left to go get more supplies and came back to find nobody even there.

What saved the English colony of Jamestown?

They grew tobacco

How did the government of Jamestown work?

Had a representative government when people of the colony get to vote for who makes laws.

What did the leader of each European country expect of their citizens when it came to religion?

the leader of each country chose what everybody’s religion was no matter what and if you didn’t practice those beliefs you would be prosecuted.

What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came over on?

They mayflower

What was the name of the colony the pilgrims set up?

The Plymouth.

What were some difficulties the pilgrims faced when setting up their colony?

They were not able to grow crops due to harsh winters and lack of sunlight many died of starvation.

What is the difference between a pilgrim and a puritan?

Puritans wanted religious changes but didn’t want to leave the church. Pilgrims wanted religious freedom and and wanted to break free from the church.

What were town meetings and how did they affect the future of America?

A towns meeting is where people would gather and have discussions and vote about different matters this was an early form of democracy.

What is the name of the area that the Dutch settled in?

New Netherlands

Explain how new Amsterdam was such a good colony for the Dutch.

Was a good farmland and safe harbor for ships to come in and trade.

Who gained control of new nether land and

England

What was new Amsterdam renamed to?

New York

What is a proptrtiary colony?

The kind gave land to one or more people in return for a yearly payment they had to abide by in the English law the power of the colony was in hands of few people

What is a market economy?

An economic system where the government has NO control or power over it

What is a royal colony?

A colony that was ruled by a kind or queen.

William penn led a group of people and set up a colony in peynnselvania

The quakers

What is religious toleration?

Where people can practice religion freely

Describe why Georgia was considered a colony of many chances

Because there were many debtors that couldn’t afford to pay back.

What was the middle passage and how was it for people who ran ships?

Where there were people driving ships to places and had Africans on them with horrible living conditions and many died.

What were slave codes?

Laws or rules slaves had to abide by and listen to. That took away many of their rights. Slaves were treated as property rather than people.

What did Europeans think about slavery?

They thought that “they were helping teach the Africans about Christianity”

Racism

Thinking because of the color of your skin your better than someone else

Mercantilismn

an ecenomic theory that one nation could become strong by keeping strict control over its trade.

why did the Americans not agree with the navigation acts?

they felt these acts only favored the english government.

what is a legislature?

a group of people who have the right to make laws for the colony

who had the right to vote in colonies in the 1720”s

white men over the age of 20 who most likely owned land.

the colonies had to follow english common law explain what that is

laws that were made from past rulings of judges.

what is the english bill of rights?

a list of protected rights the government has promised to keep safe.

how did the english bill of rights affect the United States?

the u.s founding fathers would use the english bill of rights as a guide to write our own bill of rights.