Unit 1 major ideas flashcards

What year did columbus arrive to the americas

1492

What was the Bering Land Bridge

a land connection between asia and north america that early humans used to migrate

what was the colombian exchange

a transfer of plants, animals, people and diseases between the old and new world

Name one food from the New World that improved European diets.

Corn or potatoes.

What deadly effect did the Columbian Exchange have on Native Americans?

Disease, especially smallpox, killed up to 90% of the population.

What was the encomienda system?

Spanish system where colonists used Native labor in exchange for supposed Christianization

Why did African slavery increase in the colonies?

Native Americans died from disease, and Africans were seen as easier to control and identify.

What was the Middle Passage?

The transatlantic journey that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas

What was the first permanent English colony in America?

Jamestown (1607)

What crop saved Jamestown economically?

Tobacco

What was the House of Burgesses?

The first representative government in the English colonies (Virginia, 1619).

How did New England colonies differ from Chesapeake colonies?

New England was religious and family-based; Chesapeake was profit-driven and used more slave labor

How did New England colonies differ from Chesapeake colonies?

New England was religious and family-based; Chesapeake was profit-driven and used more slave labor