Studied by 56 PeopleTags & Description
Pueblo Revolt
Native American revolt against the Spanish in New Mexico, caused by Spanish priests and government repressing Native practices inconsistent with Christianity, along with forced labor
Maize cultivation
farming of maize led to the creation and development of society in the (southwestern) US, transformed North American settlement patterns from nomadic to permanent
Columbian Exchange
exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between Europe, America, and Africa
matrilineality
property inherited through the mother’s side
Conquistadors
Spanish explorers looking for silver and gold, brang diseases and traded with Native Americans
Puritans
wanted to purify the Church of England, but not break away, believed in predestination, left England to escape religious persecution, lived the “New England Way”
Salem Witch Trials
1692, mass hysteria incident in Massachusetts, took over 20 lives, filled prisons with innocent people, frayed souls of a Massachusetts community
Mayflower Compact
1620, document signed by settlers of Plymouth that established a self governing colony, goes by majority rules
Toleration Act of 1649
Maryland assembly passed this law that granted a degree of religious freedom to different groups, especially Catholics
House of Burgesses
Virginia legislature formed in 1649, first example of self-government in American colonies, elected representative government
Middle Passage
horrible voyage that bought most enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies, part of the Triangular Trade
Holy Experiment
William Penn’s idea that people of different nationalities and religious beliefs could live together peacefully in the Pennsylvania colony, led to toleration of religious groups
First Great Awakening
1730-1740s, series of religious revivals that spread through the United States beginning in the early 18th century as a reaction to enlightenment ideals, attracted women, African Americans, and Native Americans, belief that everyone can develop a new relationship with God
royal colony
a colony ruled by a government official appointed by the King
proprietary colony
colony with full governing rights for settlers
New England Way
cooperation between church and state (theocracy) was the basis for Puritan commonwealth, everyone is expected to follow this
Bacon's Rebellion
1676, colonial revolt led by Virginians angry over high taxes, low tobacco prices, and resentment against the higher class colonists, leads to less indentured servants and more forms of slavery implemented in colonies
mercantalism
economic system in which a nation’s power is tied to its stock of precious metals, regulation of economic activities in the colonies is controlled by the mother country, colonies exists for the benefit and wealth of the mother country
Navigation Acts
series of English laws requiring English goods destined for the colonies is to be routed through England and colonial products could only be carried on English ships, begins resentment of colonists towards English
balance of trade
the best way for a nation to obtain wealth is to export more than it imports and retain more wealth in the process
Glorious Revolution
revolt in England where King James II is overthrown and his daughter Mary and son William are appointed to the throne, leads to colonists in America being allowed to remove hated officials and have more representation