Chapter 1 Exam Review

King James I of England granted a charter to investors to start colonies in Virginia

_____ wrote about the natural rights of all people and the contract theory of government

Group of local Native Americans that John Smith traded with to help save the Jamestown colony ?

Motivation for Puritans to found new colonies in New England

He discovered Florida and claimed it for Spain

Holy wars to free Christianity's most famous regions and cities from Muslim control

Era of intellectual and technological advancement that swept across Europe in the 1400's

The Iroquois and Algonquian peoples in the Northeast were separated based on ____

The middle passage was the movement of slaves from Africa to ____

People who sell their labor for a certain # of years in exchange for passage to the New World

The _____ made possible the rise of America's first civilizations

_____ believed that every congregation should elect its own leaders

English Parliament passed a series of ____ that restricted colonial trade.

Revivals were large public meetings for ____

According to the theory of _____, a country can accumulate gold/silver if exports > imports

System used to attract settlers to Virginia by rewarding each person with 50 acres

European explorers acquired knowledge of the astrolabe by studying ancient ____ texts

3-way trade system that developed between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

By 1700, the population in the American colonies exceeded ________

______ financed Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.

Heretics are people who go against ____

Olmec were the _______

According to the theory of ______ colonies are supposed to provide wealth to the home country

William and Mary claimed the throne of England in what came to be called the ____

The ___ demanded tribute from neighboring tribes and cities they conquered (present-day Mexico)

The cultures of most Native Americans developed in response to their _______

Emphasizes the role of logic and reason in order to gain knowledge

Leaders of Spanish expeditions in search of Gold in the New World

_______ took the lead in sea exploration.

The ___had great talents in math and engineering that helped them to develop accurate calendars

Muslims are followers of _____

Most people enslaved in __ were war captives held for ransom or absorbed into the culture

Wrote The Social Contract, in which he described the relationship between gov't and citizens

Emperor of the Aztecs, who was defeated by the Spanish conquistador Cortes

Pueblos were multi-story buildings built by the _____

Originally, laws in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were to be made by the _____

People who constantly move from place to place in search of food and resources

Why were many non-English immigrants attracted to the middle colonies?

_____ was a major industry in the New England economy

African empires (5th - 15th cent.) gained wealth and power by controlling trade in ___ & ____.

The Great Awakening was the widespread resurgence of _______

He is credited with contributing his ideas on the separation of powers (3 branches of gov't)

Locke said that citizens have the right to revolt against their gov't when gov't does not ____