Unit 1: Colonial Settlement

A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains.

(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.

Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued, and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.

1735 trial that promoted the idea of freedom of the press.

agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

He was one of the English settlers at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas). He discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and cure it for export, which made Virginia an economically successful colony.

a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)

English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia

crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit

Huge farms that required a large labor force to grow crops

The business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies

a person who works for an employer for a period of time in return for payment of travel expenses

farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.