Ch 1 America: Discovey and Colinization

Magna Carta 1215 Also called the “Great Charter”- shaped future history by providing rights to English nobles and citizens. Established ideas for granting rights of citizens.

ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS  Written in 1649 it gave some rights and freedoms to the people of England and limited some powers of the King.

October 12, 1492 After many weeks of sailing, a crewmember of the Pinta spotted land. They were around the current area of San Salvador. They were not the first Europeans to see this land.

The Voyages of Columbus Beginning in 1492, Columbus started his first of four voyages to the New World. His funding was from Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain.

Exploration  European nations (Spain, England and France) were in search of the attaining the 3 G’s. Gold, Glory and God.  These European countries were also in search of a quicker trade route to Asia. Asia provided Gold, Silks and Spices.  In 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail to find this route.

COLONIES  This is a territory under control of a more powerful home country.  ENGLAND- Had colonies in North America (13 American Colonies)  SPAIN- Had colonies in Florida, Middle and South America  FRANCE- Had colonies in Canada and the Caribbean.

Jamestown This was the first successful settlement in the New World by the English colonists. It was the first to obtain a charter from the King. The profits could be split between the investors of the new colony.

The Roanoke Disaster  The English tried to have American colonies in search of riches and the NORTHWEST PASSAGE. The people at Roanoke mysteriously disappeared and the fate of them will never be known.

Mayflower Compact  This is the in 1620 agreement of the settlers of the Plymouth colony (PILGRIMS) agreed to abide by the government’s rules for the good of the people.

MERCANTILISM  Idea that a country could make money (gold/silver) from a colony.  Colony would send raw materials back to home country and could only buy their manufactured goods from that home country.

MERCANTILISM

Tobacco  During the first years of Jamestown, tobacco saved the colony. This became the basis of the colony’s economy.

Columbian Exchange

Indentured Servant This was a person who worked for another person for a specified period in exchange for transportation, food, and shelter.

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PLANTATION  A plantation is a very large farm, where crops are grown in large quantities in order to be sold for a profit.  Slave labor is usually used.

Triangular Trade The trade between the three points of the World- the Americas, Europe, and Africa. See map on page 27.

Middle Passage The passage that the slaves and indentured servants took to the New World. Many died or faced disease and starvation on the trip.

Representative Government A form of government in which elected officials would vote on the laws for the good of the society. The American model is based on this premise.

Great Awakening  The religious revival in the American colonies in the early 1700’s. This was led by Jonathon Edwards.

Puritans These were the people who left the Anglican Church in England and who believed that the church should be purified. They did not believe in religious tolerance.