Term | Definition |
Cortez | Conquistador of the Aztecs |
Pizarro | Conquistador of the Incas |
conquistador | Spanish explorer/soldiers especially in "New World" |
Circumnavigate | sail around the world completely |
Queen Elizabeth | Queen of England in early age of Exploration, made Eng a world power |
merchantilism | idea the colonies were created to make a profit for home country |
John Smith | leader of Jamestown said "work or Don't eat" |
Rep. Government | Government where leaders are chosen by citizens |
James oglethorpe | founder of the colony of Georgia the help debters |
plantation | large farm where laborers live on property |
royal colony | colony owned by king where profits go to him also |
proprietary colony | colony owned by person or group where profits go to them |
George Washington | George Washington leader of Rebels & eventually first president |
Militia | civilians the work with but not part of the regualar army |
alliance | cooperation between two groups usually for purpose of protection |
boycott | official refusal to use an item |
monopoly | complete control of the market on an item or service |
minutemen | militia men ready at a minutes notice |
Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson writer of declaration of Independance |
blockade | closing of a port by naval power |
Articles Of Confederation | original plan of government for the colonies |
Daniel Shays | patriot hero who lost farm & rebelled against states |
Federalist | those supporters of the Constitution without a bill of Rights/ strong fed. Government |
Anti-federalsit | opposed the approval of the Constitution without a Bill of Rights |
B. Franklin | patriot leader, statesman, inventor, etc. |
john Hancock | president of second Constitutional Congress/ first to sign Declaration of Independance |
Benedict Arnold | traitor to Rev. cause |