Unit 1 Test Review Flashcards
Pizzaro and Cortez
Conquistadors, Peru and Mexico, God, Glory, and Gold
Bartolome de la Casas
Spanish historian, Dominican Missionary, fought against slavery and the abuse of indigenous people, defended Native tribes
John Locke
English philosopher, men by nature are free, God has made all people naturally subject to a monarch, Enlightenment, encouraged people to be involved in Gov’t, natural rights
Puritans
Wanted reform in the church of England, thought Church of England was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church, left England for religious acceptance
John Rolfe
Early settler of North America, first person to cultivate Tobacco in Virginia, married Pocahontas, Tobacco became a very important cash crop
Nathaniel Bacon
Leader of Bacon’s Rebellion, wanted a change in Virginia’s Native American-Frontier Policy, burned Jamestown, hated Berkeley’s favoritism
King George 3
Monarch, lost the American Colonies, went mad, King of England during American Revolution
William Berkeley
Longest governor of Virginia, promoted trade between the colonists and the Virginia Indians, accused of protecting favorites for economic gain
Self Government
The people are in control, democracy, Enlightenment based, elections used to choose new rulers
Mercantilism
Economic system of trade, more exports than imports, Mother Country uses colonies to produce raw materials, sells them back manufactured goods, have lots of gold
Salutary Neglect
Trade regulations for the Colonies were not enforced, supervision of colonial affairs was loose, self government
Middle Passage
Forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World, horrible conditions of the Trans Atlantic trade between Africa and the Americas, many got sick, died, un-human
Indentured Servitude
Contract between 2 people, 1 person worked for money to repay loan within a certain # of time, indentured servants could be loaned, sold, or inherited during the contract of their terms, included both whites, Africans, and African Americans, worked in Agricultural fields, worked for 3-6 years to pay
Joint-Stock Company
Company where stock is owned jointly by shareholders, to pool capital, risk is shared, sell stock in their company to hope to find gold, silver, and become rich (ex. Virginia Company)
Salutary Neglect
England purposely letting the colonies do their thing because it benefited them economically
Navigation Acts
Restricted colonial trade to England, decreased dependence on foreign imported goods, only buy British goods, use British ships, led to smuggling and the black market
French and Indian War
British and Iroquois vs. French and Algonquin, fought over fur trade in the Ohio River Valley
Mayflower Compact
Signed on the way to Plymouth, men voting on leaders, ALL men have a say in government
Virginia House of Burgesses
Bi-Cameral (two houses), makes decisions using the people, modeled after Parliament
Bacon’s Rebellion
Ended the use of Indentured Servants, ushers in the use of African Slaves as laborers, laws made to distinguish black and white
Proclamation of 1763
FIW is over, native tribes do not want colonists in their land, British ban settling west of the Appalachians
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
First written constitution in the colonies, men vote once a year on all decisions, can make laws and enforce
