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U.S. History 1 midterm

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renaissance
era of european history extending from the 1300s to the 1500s
feudalism
political and economic system in medieval europe in which lesser lords reeived lands from owerful nobles in exchange for service
great migration
migration of english settlers to massachsetts bay colony beginning in the 1630s
presidio
fort built in southwest by spanish
native americans
land could not be owned. people had the right to use land, grant others to use it
pequot war
war between english settlers and pequot indians in 1637
columbian exchange
the transatlantic trade of crops, technology. and cultrue between america, europe, africa and asia
religous tolerance
idea that people of different religions should live in peace together
sachem
a native american leader
isthmus
a narrow strip of land that joins 2 larger land areas
sugar act
the start of a new british policy designed to raise more income from the colonies. the law actually cut the duty on foreign molassed in half
legislature
a lawmaking assembly
stono rebellion
slave revolt in south carolina in 1739
middle passage
part of the triangular trake in which africans were forcibly taken from africa to slavery in the americas
clan
groups of families who are all descended from a common ancestor
townshend acts
placed duties on certain imorted goods, including glass and tea. also on aint, paper and lead
indentured servent
person who agrees to work for another person for a specified time in return for transportation, food, and shelter
quartering act
this law required the colonies to provide housing and supplied for the british troops who remained in america after the french and indian war
mercantalism
economic theory that a country should acquire as much bullion as possible, by exporting more goods than imports
reformation
revolt against the catholic chuch that began in 1517
hidalgo
a spanish noble
stamp act
1765 law passed by the british parliament which taxed newspapers, legal documents, and other printed materials in the colonies.
diversity
variety
boston massacre
an unruly crowd threatened a squad of british soldiers. the soldiers opened fire on the crows killing five colonists
persecute
to oppress someone because of his or her beliefs
oral history
traditions passed from generation to generation by word of mouth
great awakening
religious revival in the american colonies during the 1730s and 1740s
mestizo
a person of mixed spanish and native american heritage
africans
worshiped and used the land
intolerable acts
also called the coercive acts. used to punish bostan and oll of massachusetts.
joint stock company
company funded and run by a group of investors who share the companys profits and losses
itinerant
traveling from place to place or on a circuit
europeans
land was there to serve them. it was a source of power to be bought and sold
pueblo revolt
revoklt by the pueblo people in new mexico against spain
kinship
family relationships
monarch
someone ho rules over a kingdom, such as a king or queen
lineage
kinship groups that trace their origin to a common ancestor
savanna
region near the equator with tropican grasslands and scatered trees
royal colony
colony with a governor apointed by the king
privateer
privately owned ship hired by a gobernment to attack enemy ships
treaty of tordesillas
1494 treaty in which portugal and spain divided the non-christian world
mission
headquarters from which people from another country seek to spread their reilgion
charter
a certificate of permisson given by a government
nomadic
moving regularly in search of food
puritan
person who favored the purification of englands anglican church
scarce
in short supply
bacons rebellion
revolt in 1672 by virginia colonists against the royal governor
balance of trade
difference in value between imports and exports
boston tea party
a group of colonists disguised as indians boarded three tea ships in boston. they broke open every crate on board and threw the tea into the harbor
conquistador
spanish conqueror
plantation
large faim on which crops are raised monly for sale
cash crop
crop that is grown for sale
barter
trade
mayflower compact
agreement in which settlers of plymouth colony agreed to obey their governments lawa

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