Contacts among American Indians, Africans, and Europeans challenged the worldviews of each group.

• White and Nonwhite peoples

• subjugation

• rationales

• political and cultural autonomy

• linguistic adaptations

• cultural preservation

• autonomy 

The American Continent and the World

European overseas expansion resulted in the Columbian Exchange, a series of interactions and adaptations among societies across the Atlantic.

Important Events:

• Columbian Exchange

• Virginia Company by the English colonists

• Jamestown (first British Colony in the New World)

• Mayflower Compact

Vocabulary:

• Conquistadors

• Encomieda system

• Indentured Servitude

• Headright System

• Pilgrims

• Congregationalists

• Calvinists

• Fundamental Orders

• Proprietary Colonies

• Royal Colonies

Important People: 

• Anne Hutchkins

• Roger Williams

• John Smith

• Pocahontas

• John Rolfe

• Sir Walter Raleigh

The Age of Exploration