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40 Cards in this Set
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Spanish army captain who conquered the Inca empire
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Francisco Pizarro
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Native American religious leader who organized an uprising against the Spanish
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Pope
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Low-ranking nobles
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Hidalgos
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System of rewards conquistadors by giving them control of Native American villages
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Encomienda
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Huge ranch in New Spain
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Hacienda
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Italian who explored North America for England
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John Cabolt
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People who wanted to purify the Anglican Church of all Catholic elements
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Puritans
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Company that pooled the money of many investors for big projects
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Joint-Stock Company
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Englishman who sent an expedition that established a colony in Roanoke
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Walter Raleign
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A system whereby land was given to settlers to entice them to go to Virginia
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Headright
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A colony governed by the owner of the colony
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Proprietary Colony
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commander of Parliament’s army who seized power in England
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Oliver Cromwell
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English navigator who explored the Hudson River valley for the Dutch in 1609
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Henry Hudson
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A Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania
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William Penn
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Founder of the colony of Georgia
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James Oglethorpe
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Puritans who broke away from the Anglican Church to form their own congregations
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Separatists
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A group of Separatists who fled to American to escape persecution
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Pilgrims
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A leader of the Plymouth colony
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William Bradford
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A Puritan who helped establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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John Winthrop
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People whose religious beliefs differ from those accepted by the majority
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Heretics
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Founder of the town of Providence
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Roger Williams
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Founder of the town of Portsmouth
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Anne Hutchinson
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What major advantage did the Spanish have over the Native Americans in Mexico?
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technological advantage; weapons
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What church was the primary force in colonizing the southwestern part of America?
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Roman Catholic
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Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette found and followed what river?
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Mississippi River
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What product did the Jamestown colony produce and sell to England for a profit?
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tobacco
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Along with religious persecution, the Puritans immigrated to America to escape an economic depression in this industry in England
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wool
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Reverend Thomas Hooker opposed the Massachusetts government policy of allowing only members of this group to vote
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Church members
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In this colony, poor imprisoned people from England could start over
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Georgia
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What were forts established by the Spanish throughout New Mexico called?
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Presidios
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What were men who led the Spanish expeditions to take the rest of the region around New Spain called?
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Conquistadors
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What were the men who herded the cattle on huge ranches in Mexico called?
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Vaqueros
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What were Puritans who broke away from the Anglican church to form their own congregation called?
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Separatists
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French name for “runners of the woods” – fur traders in Canada
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Coureur de bois
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Privately owned ships licensed by the government to attack ships of other countries
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Privateers
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King Francis I of France sent explorers to North America to find this
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Northwest Passage
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Martin Luther’s published attack on the Catholic Church in Europe marked the beginning of time period
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Protestant Reformation
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What was the first general assembly in Virginia was called?
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House of Burgesses
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The Native American who helped the Pilgrim settlers survive by teaching them how to grow corn and where to catch fish
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Squanto
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William Penn was a member of this religious group King Charles had banned
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Quakers
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