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78 Cards in this Set
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Incas
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indian tribe that meant earth shakers
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Mayas
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they were people that were located in which is now mexico
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Aztecs
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they were the largest indian tribe in south america
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Chaco canyon
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Chaco Canyon housed one of the first advanced civilizations in the Southwest
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Woodland Indians
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Woodland Indian tribes lived east of the Plains Indians and extended from New England and Maryland to the Great Lakes Area and into Maine
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Mobile Societies
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The mobile society is consist of people who dream of exploring the world and discovering new things
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Agriculture
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this was akey thing that natives taught so america could use it in trade
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Lief Erikson
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Leif Erikson was a viking and the first person to set foot in the New world even before christopher columbus
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Prince Henry The Navigator
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he never went in voyages but was very important to the discovery of the indies
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Christopher Columbus
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Christopher Columbus explorer who sailed for Spain, and discovered the New World. That is to say he became the first European explorer to begin the exploration and colonization of the Americas
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Ferdinand Magellan
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was the first man to travel to some around the world
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The Conquitadors
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soilders who traveled to america to bring much of north and south america under spainish control
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Cortes
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a famouse explorer who invaded aztec tribes and conqured them
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Fransisco Pizarro
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a conqistador that conqured much of the inca tribe
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Ordinance Of Discovery
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this law was to keep track of all political and economic life in newly discovered places.
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Catholic Missions Natives
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this group was designed to expand the christian religion
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St Augustine 1565
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first european settlement in america
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Ecomiendas
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labor system that was employed by the spanish crown during the spanish colonization of the Americas
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Pueblo Revolt 1680
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The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was an uprising of the Pueblo people against Spanish colonization of the Americas in the New Spain province of New Mexico
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Mestizo
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A person of mixed racial ancestry of European and Native American descent
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John Cabot
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italian navigator that was considered the first european founder of north america
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Richard Hakluyt
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english geographer that was credited for drawing up maps for the americas
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Doctorine Of Predestination
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contains the creeds of most evangelical churches and has had a big influence both in Church & State.
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The English Reformation
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it was a law that let the church of england separte from the control of the pope and the roman catholic church
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John Calvin
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one of the founders of the branch of the protestant christian church
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Puritan Separist
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puritains who wanted to separate from the christian beliefs
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Elizabeth First
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she sent settlers to america to make friends with the natives
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Coureurs De Bois
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they were people that were tradind with the natives illegally
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New Amsterdam
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was established in1625
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West India Company
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Its purpose was to open trade in north and south america and to build forts, maintain troops, and challenge spanish trade in america,
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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a good friend of elizabeth 1 and a couragous explorer of the new world
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Roanoke
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founded in 1585 by sir walter raliegh
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James 1st
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he set the stage for the english civil war that was under his sons riegn
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James Town
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Jamestown was the first permanent english settlement in america
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John Smith
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he was the founder of jamestown and also helped build it
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Lord De Lawar
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the govenor of jamestown
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Tobacco
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They traded it for food and for marraiges there for helping them economically
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Virginia Company
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the purpose was to create colonys on the east coast
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Headright System
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it limited the amount of land people could own
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Powhatans
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native americans in virginia
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Maryland And The Calverts
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the founders of maryland
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Propretary Rule
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this let people have control over thier own colony
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Toleration Act
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it let anyone participate in worship to any religion
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Bacons Rebellion
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when bacon wanted to attack the natives for more control over the land
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Plymouth Plantation
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second permanant english settlement in america
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Mayflower Compact
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to establish a temporary government
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William Bradford
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he was the first settler in plymouth bay and was an English separist that was elected 30 times for govenor
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Colonial Currency
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it depends on the money situation in the colony
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John Winthrop
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he was a great mathmaticion and scientst and contributed in the foundation of harvard
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Theocratic Society
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its when god is put first in government
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Roger Williams
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he belived religion should be separate from the government
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Anne Hutchinson
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banished from massachusets bay for her religious beliefs
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Pequot War
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it was a war with plymouth colonies, massachusets bay, and thier indian allies agianst the pequot natives
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King Philips War
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fought in rhode island and massachussets where family's and comminities were lost both in the indian and colonist communities
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The Narragansetts
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one of the leading tribes in new england
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English Civil War
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war started in 1642-1646
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Middle Colonies
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New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
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Quakers
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religious society of friends
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William Penn
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a influencial quaker and the founder of pennsylvania
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Charter Of Liberties
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it was a proclomation that let king henry 1st rule in england
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Black Codes
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to limit the human rights to African Americans.
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Holy Expierement
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attempt from the quakers to build thier own community
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California 1760's
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James Oglethorpe
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he was the founder of georgia
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Mercantilism
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economic theory that holds the prosperity of a nation when it is dependent upon it's supply of capital.
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The Navigation Acts
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the pupose was to put mecantilism into play in the british colonies
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Sir Edmond Andros
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known for being a bad govenor in new york
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The Glorious Revolution
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a revolt to over throw the king james 2nd
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William Bradford
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one of the first settlers to the Colony in Massachusetts
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Cambridge Agreement
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a agreement made on August 29, 1629 between the shareholders of the Massachusetts Bay Company
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Church Of England
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a catholic reform church
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Convenant Theology
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a way of organizing principles for christian study
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Halfway Covenant
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a way of membership in the catholic church
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Thomas Hooker
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the founder of the conneticut colony
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Saybrook Platform
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its a conservative religious proposal
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Joint Stock Company
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A business with a capital that is held in transferable shares of stock by its owners
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Cavaliers 1642-1647
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a military branch from the english civil war that fought agianst the royalist
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John Locke
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played a major role in both the american and french revolutions
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