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| developed the political and organizational skills to sustain a robust military alliance that menaced its neighbors, Native American and European alike, for well over a century |
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| Spain and Portugal's agreement to divide the "heathen lands" (New World)...Spain got the Lion's share (Florida, some central American and around Mexico) and Portugal got land in Africa, Asia, and South America |
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| mixed European and Indian people |
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| give Indian tribes and their land to colonists in exchange the colonists werre to Christianize them |
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| Italian sailor who sailed for Spain, headed west for a new route to India, landed at the Bahamas and discovered a whole new world. One of the most important accidents ever to take place |
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| Columbus' exchange with the Native Americans - he brough Old World crops, horses, and disease. The Native Americans had tobacco, potatoes, tomatoes, maize, beans, and other raw materials and land |
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| forerunner of Modern Corporation-enabled "adventurer" to pool their capital |
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| a colony off the coast of Virginia that mysteriously disappeared |
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| made a charter that gave colonists the same rights as Homeland citizens |
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| a colony in Virginia founded in 1607, made up mainly of lazy, rich Europeans who were in the New Land for gold. They were on the verge of dying out until John Smith came and became the leader of the colony and brought the phrase "If you don't work, you don't eat" |
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| Pocohantas' father, wanted peaceful relations with the Virginians |
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| saved John Smith's life and was a translator, helped to provide peace and food for the new colonists |
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| married Pocohantas to help end the first Anglo-Powhatan War, the first known interratial union in Virginia |
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| the main crop of Virginia: helped to develop the plantation system in Virginia which in turn brought the need for more laborers (slaves) |
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| the first of many mini parliaments to flourish in America |
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| the founder of Maryland in 1634 partly the financial benefits and partly to create a refuge for fellow Catholics |
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| the second plantation colony, 11th English colony, opened to Catholics and had religious toleration for all Christians |
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| passed in Maryland in 1649, guaranteed to all Christians but declared death penalty to those who denied the divinity of Jesus |
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| the Carolinas, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia...these colonies provided almost all of the agricultural output in the colonies. Had slave labor, some religious toleration, and the Church of England became the main church |
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| Carolina Colony/North Carolina |
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| Rice was the premium crop and the slave trade was huge because of the high demand of rice and huge plantations. General stereotypes of Carolinas-poor, irreligious, and hospitable to pirates. It shared characteristics with Rhode Island: Most democratic, most independent-minded, and least aristocratic |
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| key leader of Georgia: Advocate to improve prison conditions because his friend died in a jail. One of the key leaders that led Georgia to succeed as a colony through his money and leadership |
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| a debtors' prison state/a buffer state from Spanish Florida to the rest of the colonies. Allowed all religious toleration except for Catholics |
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| directed by the king or workers of the king |
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| Corporate (joint-stock) colony |
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| controlled by share holders operating under a charter from the king |
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| proprietor got charter from king then it was his responsibility to control the colony and set officials and make the colony work |
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