Americas Words History

Bering Land Bridge

A land bridge connecting Asia (Siberia/Russia) that people possibly journeyed across to North America between 16,500 BC and 10,000 BC

Indigenous

Originating or naturally existing in a place. Referred to as "Indigenous People" or "Native Americans."

1492

The year that the Americas had been "discovered" by Christopher Columbus and the year that European nations began their conquest.

Colonialism

The conquest, acquisition, exploitation, and political rule of a territory by a foreign power for its own economic and political benefit.

Cash Crops

Agricultural products that are produced to be sold for a profit (tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice, sugar, coffee)

The Three G’s

God, Gold, Glory - the main motivations for why European powers explored and colonized the Americas during the Age of Exploration

Imperialism

A system in which a foreign power exerts cultural, economic, and political influence over other societies

History (1)

A School and University study of the past, people, and events

history (1)

A story or stories about the past; the things that happened in the past

Historian

Someone who studies, writes, or teaches history

Historiography

The way history is researched and recorded.

Primary Source

Original evidence directly related to an event.

Secondary Source

Evidence which is about time or event that a historian is investigating, but not from participants. Includes second-hand views.

Chrononlogy

A timeline or list of events in the order in which they happened (chronological order).

Colombian Exchange

A global trade of people, goods, technology, ideas, and disease that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s.