Chapter 1 terms

Question 1

Immigration

Answer 1

Coming and settling in a country of which one is not a native

Question 2

Migration

Answer 2

Moving from one place to another for food and living conditions

Question 3

Pot latches

Answer 3

A native-American gift-giving feast

Question 4

Islam

Answer 4

A religion founded by the Prophet Mohammed

Question 5

Conquistadors

Answer 5

A Spaniard who traveled to the Americas as an explorer and conqueror

Question 6

Mestizo

Answer 6

Of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry

Question 7

Encomienda

Answer 7

A system in which Spanish authorities granted colonial landlords the service of Native Americans as forced laborers (slaves)

Question 8

Presidios

Answer 8

A military post or fortified settlement

Question 9

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 9

Agreement where Spain and Portugal divided up the Western Hemisphere between them

Question 10

Cash crop

Answer 10

A crop that is grown to be sold, not used by the farmer

Question 11

Indentured servant

Answer 11

A person who has agreed to work for another for a limited period, often in exchange for travel, food, and shelter

Question 12

The Great Migration

Answer 12

The large-scale movement of African-Americans from the south to northern cities in the early 20th century

Question 13

City Upon a Hill

Answer 13

Mentioned in a sermon by John Winthrop; wanted to set an example for others

Question 14

King Philip’s War

Answer 14

In 1675, Native Americans attacked outlying settlements throughout New England. Lasted 2 years before Native Americans surrendered or fled.

Question 15

Mercantilism

Answer 15

Economic system where countries increase their wealth by obtaining lots of gold and silver or by establishing a favorable balance of trade

Question 16

Navigation Acts

Answer 16

A series of laws by England regulating trade in the colonies

Question 17

Triangular trade

Answer 17

A system of trade where goods (including slaves) were traded between England, Europe, the colonies, Africa, and the West Indies.

Question 18

Middle Passage

Answer 18

The transportation of slaves from Africa to the West Indies

Question 19

Salem Witch Trials

Answer 19

In 1692,hundreds were accused of being witches. 19 were executed.

Question 20

The Enlightenment

Answer 20

Time when philosophers stressed reason and the scientific method.

Question 21

The Great Awakening

Answer 21

Revival of religious feelings in the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s

Question 22

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 22

Britain ordered colonies not to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

Question 23

Colombian exchange

Answer 23

Transportation of live animals and plants