Colonial Heritage & European Settlement in North America

Beringia Bridge

Land bridge connecting Asia to North America during the Ice Age

Native American Adaptation

Use of natural resources for housing, food, and clothing

Cultural Region

Distinct area with shared cultural practices and traditions

European Voyages Impact

Loss of land, introduction of diseases, and spread of Christianity by Europeans

Motivations for Exploration

Desire for power, wealth, and spreading Christianity

Exploration Advances

Inventions like compass, caravel, and improvements in cartography

Reasons for Colonization

Establishing trade routes, gaining knowledge, and spreading Christianity

Claimed Empires in NA

English, Spanish, French, and Russian empires claimed parts of North America

Jamestown Challenges

Faced hunger and disease as the first permanent English colony in Virginia

Cash Crops

Crops like tobacco, sugar, and cotton grown for profit in the South

Democratic Definition

Rule by the people with voting rights for free, white, landowning men

Quakers Beliefs

Advocated for equality and fair treatment of all individuals

Act Concerning Religion

First law in America guaranteeing religious freedom

Fundamental Orders

Document granting voting rights to Puritan Church members in Connecticut

Indentured Servants

Africans working for tobacco planters in exchange for passage to Virginia

James Oglethorpe

Founder of Georgia colony seeking a fresh start

Colonial Citizens' Rights

Expectation of English citizens' rights in the American colonies

Colonial Games

Activities like cricket, jack, tick-tack, and trock enjoyed by colonists

Salem Witch Trials

Unjust trials fueled by paranoia and social hierarchy in 1692