some terms

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

Encomienda System

A Spanish labor system that rewarded conquerors with the labor of particular groups of subject people.

Pueblo Revolt (1680)

An uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.

Jamestown (1607)

The first permanent English settlement in North America, located in present-day Virginia.

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

Encomienda System

A Spanish labor system that rewarded conquerors with the labor of particular groups of subject people.

Pueblo Revolt (1680)

An uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.

Jamestown (1607)

The first permanent English settlement in North America, located in present-day Virginia.

Iroquois Confederacy

A confederation of approximately six Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes located in present-day New York state.

Pequot War

Conflicts fought between England and the Pequot tribe

The Great Awakening

A religious revival movement among Puritan congregations in the 1730s and 1740s.

Salutary Neglect

A policy of the British government from the early to mid-18th century regarding its North American colonies, under which trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose as long as the colonies remained loyal to the British government

The Enlightenment

A philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century

Navigation Acts

A series of laws enacted by the English Parliament in the mid-17th century that regulated colonial trade

Bacon's Rebellion

An armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.

Quakers

A religious society founded by William Penn promoting equality and peace.

Mercantilism

A system where colonies exist to benefit the mother country through resources and trade.

Middle Passage

The journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas.

Slave Codes

Laws enacted in the colonies to regulate and control slave behavior and rights.

French and Indian War

A conflict between the British and French over control of North America.

Proclamation of 1763

Proclamation by the British government that forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

Stamp Act

An act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.

Townshend Acts

A series of British measures passed in 17