APUSH Chapter 2 Reading

European crops and livestock

Altered the landscape of the New World in the 1700s.

Disease and armed conquest

Disrupted native populations in the Americas.

Imperial Spain

Controlled most of the New World during this period.

English Protestant Reformation

Initiated by King Henry VIII's break from the Roman Catholic Church in the mid-1500s.

Sir Francis Drake

A pirate who sailed in the 1500s, known for attacking Spanish ships.

Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in America, established in 1607.

Captain John Smith

Saved Jamestown by enforcing the rule "he who shall not work shall not eat."

Anglo-Powhatan Wars

Conflicts between English settlers and Native Americans in Virginia.

Tobacco industry

John Rolfe became known as the father of this industry in Virginia by 1612.

House of Burgesses

The first representative assembly in America, established in Virginia in 1619.

Maryland

Founded in 1634 as a Catholic haven by Lord Baltimore.

Act of Toleration

Passed in Maryland in 1649, granting religious freedom to Christians.

West Indies

Became a significant area for English colonial expansion in the early 1600s.

Barbados Slave Code

Enacted in 1661, it denied fundamental rights to slaves and gave masters total control.

North Carolina

Settled by outcasts and dissenters, known for its rugged independence and democratic nature.

Tuscarora War

A conflict in 1711 where the Tuscarora tribe attacked Newbern, leading to severe repercussions.

Georgia

Established in 1733 as a buffer colony against Spanish and French threats.

James Oglethorpe

Founder of Georgia, aimed to create a haven for debtors and initially opposed slavery.

Savannah

A diverse community in Georgia, known for its religious tolerance and various settler backgrounds.

Middle Colonies

Focused on agriculture, with tobacco and rice as major crops, and faced geographical and social challenges.