colonizers Flashcards
a people’s identity and way of life, including customs, food, dwellings, family structure, ethics, and health/medicine
culture
all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate
environment
to move from one place and establish a home in a new place. A move of a large number of people is called a migration, and the people who move are called migrants.
migrated
useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals
natural resources
a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land
colony
the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas
Columbian exchange
Spanish soldiers who accompanied ship captains and merchants in the Americas. These soldiers took land and resources from the Indigenous people of Mexico and Peru, usually by violent means.
conquistadors
people who travel to a territory or community in order to convert people to their religion
missionary
the treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
slavery
a crop, such as tobacco, sugar, or cotton, raised in large quantities and sold for profit
cash crop
a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony’s geographic boundaries, without regard to the area’s Indigenous inhabitants, and specified how it would be governed
charter
an agreement that Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas
mayflower compact
an agreement that Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas
mercantilism
an act passed by Parliament in 1689 that limited the monarch’s power by giving certain powers to Parliament and listing specific rights of the citizens
English bill of rights
a revival of religious feeling and belief among Protestant Christians in the American colonies that began in the 1730s
great awaking
