History PI Flashcards
Define Indentured Servants
People that worked off debt
When did Columbus arrive in America?
He arrived in America on October 12th, 1942
What was the first elected assembly of the New World?
The House of Burgesses
What did sugar plantations lead to?
The growth and boom of the slave trade
What was the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact was a document written by pilgrims that established the type of government in their new colony
What is the Theory of Mercantilism?
The theory that a colony’s natural resources provide benefit to its mother country
Triangular Trade Routes:
Slaves -> America, American goods -> Europe
What did the Magna Carta influence?
The Magna Carta was a basis for the Declaration of Independence
How did the Reformation influence exploration?
The Reformation influenced exploration by the desire to share their religious beliefs
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The trade line between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (Americas)
Describe the colonial regions
South: hot, humid, known for agriculture
North: cold, dry, known for logging and manufacturing
What is sectionalism?
A devotion to a region rather than the entire nation (think rooting for Auburn specifically rather than Alabama)
What was the First Great Awakening?
The critism of the Catholic Church that led to Protestant reformation
Who founded the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was the impact of the Battle of Saratoga?
The French sided with the colonies during the Revolutionary War
