2nd test Flashcards
maize
started in Mexico and spread throughout America, it allowed for the development of socially diverse and stratified societies
Aztec
in Mexico and was known for temple building
Incan
in Peru and was known for it’s complex road system
gender roles
men hunted and women farmed
encomiendas
forced natives to work
caste system
social hierarchy among everyone
pueblo revolt
successfully kicked out Spanish
Africa
tribal wars,12 million africans kidnapped
caribbean
coveted land
south america
encomienda, christianity
europe
better diet, fatalism to capitalism
mercantilism
economic system and motherland (taxing, governor to middle land)
virginia company
english stock joint company
Jamestown
first permanent english colony (1607)
john rolfe
started tobacco experiment
bacon’s rebellion
shift in moving slavery to man labor source
headright system
get land from endangered servants
southern colonies
virginia, Maryland, north carolina, south carolina, georgia
southern economy
triangle trade, plantations, cash crops
the stono rebellion
1739, 20 slaves rebelled, rebelling slaves killed several families and were soon all killed
mayflower compact
established representative government
puritans
they shaped american character
New england colonies
massachusetts bay, connecticut, new hampshire, rhode island
new england economy
shipbuilding, fishing, and trade
New england society
small cities and towns
new england gov`
had to attend church in order to vote
middle colonies were known as the
bread basket
middle colonies
Pennsylvania (quakers), new york (dutch to english), new jersy, delaware
middle social characteristics
most religiouslu and ethnically diverse, they had slaves just not as many as in the south
middle gov
form their own government
