Early America --- American revolution study guide (part 1)

native americans and exploration - colonies

Beringia (native american and european exploration)

• land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the Ice age

• Why it matters: it explains how the first people migrated into North America

Anasazi

native american people who lived in the southwest

• shows native american had developed societies before europe

Christopher Columbus

explorer who reached the amrricas in 1492

• started major european exploration of the americas

bartolome de las casas

spanish priest who defended native americans

• spoke against spanish mistreatment of native people

hernan cortes

spanish conquistador who conqured the aztecs

• helped spain gain control and wealth in the americas

cabeza de vaca

spanish explorer who traveled through the southwest

• gave europeans information about the area and native americans

Protestantism (colonies)

christian movement that seperated from the catholic church

• religious conflict pushed some people to the colonies

Protestants were Christians who broke away from the Catholic Church to practice Christianity differently.

jamestown

first pernanent english settlement 1607

• started englands permanent colonies in america

house of burgesses

first elected government in the colonies

• early example of self-government

puritans

protestants who wanted to change the church of england

• settled new england and shaped its society

mercantalism

colonies existed to make money for britain

• britia controlled colonial trade

columbian exchange

Exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people between Europe and the Americas.

→ Why: Changed life in both places.

texas

Area explored and colonized by Spain.

→ Why: Began European settlement in Texas.

pueblo revolt

Native Americans rebelled against the Spanish in 1680.

→ Why: Showed Native resistance to Spanish control.

maryland

Colony founded partly as a safe place for Catholics.

→ Why: Shows the importance of religion in the colonies.

bacons rebellion

1676 rebellion by Virginia colonists against the government.

→ Why: Showed conflict between rich and poor colonists.

salem

Massachusetts town where witch trials happened in 1692.

→ Why: Shows the power of fear and religion in colonial society.