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8th Ringcard 1-17
Ringcard Vocab 1-17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mercantilism | profit in trade |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | moved Line of Dem. Giving Portugal more land |
| Hernando Cortes | conquered Aztecs |
| Amerigo Vespucci | America named after him |
| Spanish Armada | England defeated Spain remaining independent |
| Middle Passage | voyage of slave ships from Africa to Americas |
| Columbian Exchange | transfer of plants, animals, disease across continents |
| Ferdinand Magellan | first crew to sail around the world |
| New England Way | Puritan way of life |
| Mayflower Compact | pilgrims signed before getting off boat |
| House of Burgesses | 1st representative assembly |
| Starving Time | Jamestown colonist suffered harsh winter and no food |
| Roger Williams | founder of Rhode island |
| Bacon's Rebellion | Nathaniel Bacon and landless farmers rebelled due to lack of representation |
| William Penn | founder of Pennsylvania |
| James Oglethorpe | founder of Georgia |
| King Philip's War | puritans and natives fought over land ownership - puritans won |