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Where did the first Americans come from?
Asia
Land bridge was called?
Beringia
what were the 3 main routes of settlers?
- Eastward across Canada
- southward along the Pacific
- Southeast-ish across the rockies
Archaic Period is known for the following
Increasing technological sophistication
What 3 things were focal points of many societies during the formative period?
Sun, corn and water
Where was the first place farming flourished and when?
Meso America: 1000 AC
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
Feudal Society is what?
Peasants and Lords system
What were Prince henry’s motives for exploration?
Scientific, economic, military, political, and religious
Who broke the huge phsycological barrier by sailing around the southern tip of Africa in 1488?
Bartholemew Diaz
Treaty of Tordesillas did what?
Gave Spain everything west of certain line and Portugal everything East of that line
The Columbian Exchange was…
All of the people, plants, animals, goods and diseases that crossed the Atlantic
What was the 3 g’s?
Glory, God and Gold
Where did Hernan Cortez land in 1519?
Yucatan Peninsula
Juan Ponce was…
The first to set foot onto current USA
What was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado looking for?
the 4 cities of Cibola (Made of Gold)
Virginia Co was a
Joint stock company
What was John Smith’s rule?
He that won’t work, won’t eat
how many of 400 survived the winter of 1609-1610
60
Pocohontas married John Rolf because of…
Peace Agreement in 1614
House of Burgesses was formed in what state?
Virginia
The rules Britian made about who can trade with the colonies
Navigational Acts of the 1650’s-1660’s
What is a good example of Salutary Neglect?
Britian
New England Colonies consisted of
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island