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APUSH Periods 1-2

Key components of periods 1-2 in APUSH

TermDefinition
Columbian Exchange The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia
Navigation Acts Acts passed in 1660 passed by British parliament to increase colonial dependence on Great Britain for trade; limited goods that were exported to colonies; caused great resentment in American colonies.
Bacon's Rebellion (1676) Armed rebellion in Virginia against Governor William Berkeley, who had the support of the British government. Forces from England came to Virginia to suppress the resistance.
The Great Awakening Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century during which a number of new Protestant churches were established.
French and Indian War (1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won. Ends salutary neglect.
Stamp Act 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
Sugar Act law passed by the British Parliament setting taxes on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies
Intolerable Acts series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party
Quartering Acts Colonists had to provide food, housing, blankets, candles, etc. for the British soldiers.
Native American Subgroups Atlantic Seaboard, Great Basin, Great Plains, Mississippi River Valley, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest
Ecomienda System a kind of feudalism granting Spanish colonists control of conquered lands and obliging the Indians to provide forced labor and a fixed portion of their harvests
Pueblo Revolt 1680, revolt of indigenous laborers led by shaman named Pope'. killed colonists and priests and got Spanish out of modern-day New Mexico for 12 years
Plymouth Rock first British colony in New England - famous Pilgrims - became religious focused w/ semi-theocracy
Massachusetts Bay (New England Colony) It was founded in 1630 by Puritans for religious freedom.
North/New England New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Middle New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Quakers English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preache a doctrine of pacificism, inner divinity, and social equity, under William Penn they founded Pennsylvania
joint-stock company A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.
Deep South North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
King Phillip's War (1675-1676) Series of assaults by Metacom, King Philip, on English settlements in New England. The attacks slowed the westward migration of New England settlers for several decades.
Indentured Servitude A contractual system in which someone sells his or her body (services) for a specified period of time in an arrangement very close to slavery, except that it is voluntary entered into.
Capitalism An economic system based on private ownership of capital
Mercantilism An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
Enlightenment a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly
South Chesapeake: Jamestown; Maryland, Virginia
Feudalism A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to a king in return for loyalty and military service
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