Final 1 Flashcards
(29 cards)
How did the earliest Americans get to America? Where did they come from
Over the land bridge during the ice age. They left from Asia
What region of Native Americans made temporary houses and hunted buffalo
The Great Plains
What is feudalism
System of government that arose during the Middle Ages in which people gave their loyalty to a lord in exchange for land protection
What was the war between Christians and Muslims called
Crusades
What was the Black Death
An epidemic that spread through Europe from 1348 to about 1350 that killed as many as 30 million people
The period of rebirth of arts and literature was known as what
Renaissance
Who was the first explorer to reach the America’s
Christopher Columbus
Who was the first explorer to sail all the way around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the Columbian exchange
Explorers carried plants,animals to the new world of the America’s they also brought back plants and animals to the old world Asia Africa and Europe
Who were the conquistadors
They were Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the America’s
What was the encomienda system
It gave Spanish settlers to tax American Indians or use as labor
Who led the Protestant reformation
Martin Luther
Who settled the first English settlement in America
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony
John Smith
Who founded the settlement of Plymouth
William Bradford and pilgrims
What religious group founded Massachusetts
Puritans
What was the main thing produced in the middle colonies
Stable crops
Which southern colony was founded as a settlement for poor English citizens
Georgia
What was the dominion of New England
Northern colonies under one government
Who came into power in England during the glorious revolution
William and Mary
What was the middle passage
Carrying 10 million slaves from Africa to America on crowed ships
What is a cash crop
Crops sold for profit such as tabacco rice and indigo
What was the Great awakening
Renewed interest in religion
What are some major accomplishments of Ben Franklin
Bioficals lighting rod
