Unit 1 Flashcards
What were Native Americans that constantly moved around in search of food considered?
Nomadic.
What was considered the basis for the Native American social structure.
Kinship.
What is a group of people that descended from a common ancestor is called?
Clan.
The Native Americans were able to preserve their customs and beliefs through what?
Oral histories.
Because the Native Americans were an agrarian society, their survival was based largely around what?
Geography.
What is the definition of agrarian?
It means relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property, especially for agricultural uses.
Where were the first settlers to the Americas believed to have migrated from?
Asia.
The Mississippi River and the Great Lakes were considered what?
Natural trade routes.
Why was the family important in Native American society?
They provided for one another.
By what way were the first known settlers to the Americas believed to have traveled?
Land bridge.
As a means of survival, the Native Americans did what?
They adapted to and lived off the land.
How did the Crusades impact sea exploration?
They increased a desire for trade.
Which group of people left evidence of exploration in the Americas before Columbus?
Norwegians.
Which wars pitted Christians against Muslims?
The Crusades.
Who was the first Westerner to travel along the Silk Road?
Marco Polo.
What nation did the Portuguese consider to be their main rival?
Spain.
Who was credited with beginning the colonization of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus.
Who issued the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Pope Alexander VI.
The Inca Empire was conquered by who?
Francisco Pizarro.
Who established a chain of missions in California.
The Franciscans.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortés.
Which term refers to pillaging or seizing a treasure?
Privateer.
Who granted a charter to a group of English businessmen.
King James l.
Who attempted to establish a settlement along Roanoke Island?
Sir Walter Raleigh.
What was a result of Bacon’s Rebellion?
Colonists of Jamestown now standing up for their rights.
What term refers to a group of investors who share in profits and losses?
Joint-stock company.
Who held the colony of Jamestown together through his solid work ethic.
John Smith.
Who initiated attack against the Native Americans?
Lord De La Warr.
What was the first form of representative government in North America?
House of Burgess.
What led to the growth and development of Jamestown?
The cultivation of tobacco.
What was based on a contract that usually lasted seven years.
Indenture.
The Native Americans had what kind of economy?
Agrarian.
What was a major factor in the lifestyle of the Native Americans.
Geography.
Who devoted themselves to education and converting the Native Americans?
The Franciscans.
In 1519, who set sail from Cuba to Mexico with the intent of conquering the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
In 1519, who set sail from Cuba to Mexico with the intent of conquering the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
What privateer is credited with attacking the Spanish Armada in 1585?
Sir Francis Drake.
What was the system in which a person’s passage to North America was paid for in exchange for labor called?
Indentured Servitude.
What was the first permanent settlement in North America?
Jamestown.
What was considered a significant influence within Native American culture?
Religion.
Who’s writings persuaded the colonists to seek their independence from the British government?
Thomas Paine.
What were colonists that fought against the British known as?
Patriots.
What group left England to live in Holland and form their own religious community?
Pilgrims.
British soldiers that engaged in battle against colonial militia were known as what?
Redcoats.
Which religious group in England during the sixteenth century wanted to purify the church?
Puritans.
What group was known for making a long, religious journey?
Pilgrims.
What was considered the largest empire in Pre-Columbian American?
Inca.
Which empire was conquered by Francisco Pizarro of Spain in 1532?
Incan.
Who was a Venetian trader and explorer who wrote a book about his adventures living abroad in China?
Marco Polo.
Which group attempted to first settle in North America but were unable to establish a permanent colony?
The Scandinavians.
What led to an increase in exploration and colonization in North America?
The Crusades.
What agreement divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas.
What is the supreme legislative body of government in Great Britain?
Parliament.
Which leader in Massachusetts served as governor for a total of nineteen years?
John Winthrop.
Who wrote Of Plymouth Plantation?
William Bradford.
This group opposed religious and civil authority as well as military service, and they were known for their peaceful values.
Quakers.
Who founded the first successful French colony in North America?
Samuel de Champlain.
Which state served as a haven for Catholics in North America?
Maryland.
Which group lived in what is now southern Mexico and was an advanced Native American civilization?
The Maya.
Tenochtitlán was considered the capital of which empire?
Aztec.
Who introduced the Native Americans to horses?
Spanish.
Who wanted to find a new water route to the Indies?
Christopher Columbus.
This group explored and conquered in the name of God, glory, and gold.
Conquistadors.
Who attempted to establish a settlement off Roanoke Island?
Sir Walter Raleigh.
In 1608, who emerged as a leader in Jamestown.
Capt. John Smith.
Who led a war campaign against the Native Americans in the Virginia region?
Lord De la Warr.
The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown was perfected by who?
John Rolfe.
Who was an Augustinian monk who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther.
In which document did the colonists agree to form a government and live under the regulations as decided upon by the group as a whole?
Mayflower Compact.
In 1638, who began expressing the opinion that a holy life did not guarantee salvation?
Anne Hutchinson.
This act required colonists in North America to provide shelter for the British troops.
Quartering Act.
