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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Set a line to divide the new continent. (Spain & Portugal)

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Encomienda

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Large estates, Indian slaves worked to benefit the conquistador.

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Conquistador

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Spanish adventurer who led powerful armies and explored new lands.

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Cortez

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Conquistador who convinced the Aztecs that he was a god, he destroyed the Aztecs and got $$$$$

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Black Legend/Las Casas

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Spanish missionary and historian who was the 1st to criticize the oppression of NAs

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Columbian Exchange

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described a lot of goods exchanged between East & Western Hemispheres in 1492.

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Huguenot

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Protestants of France from 1560-1629. Escaped persecution in Catholic France. (OY Spaniards)

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Hedright System

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Used in to address labor shotages. Induced immigrants to come for free land.

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Primogenture

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First born male inherits everything.

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Pilgrims

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Separatists from the Anglican (English) Church.

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Puritans

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Wanted to purify the Church of England to make it better.

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Mayflower Compact

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Firt basis in the new world for written laws. Helped them survive.

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William Bradford

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Pilgrim leader of Plymouth Colony, architect of the Mayflower Compact

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Puritan colony established in 17th century under John Winthrop.

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John Winthrop

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Gov of Mass Bay Colony who wanted colony to be a model of Christianity.

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anne Hutchinson

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Dissident who openly taught things contrary to Puritan Doctrine. he claimed to have had special revelations from god and she was banished. Migrated to narragansett bay and founded Portsmouth; Kept migrated and was killed by indians.

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Roger williamson

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Dissedent; Puritan teacher; very logical and when his activities becam disruptive, he wa sto leave the colony. he fled to the wilderness around Narragansett bay, bought land from Indians and found Providence in 1663. Rhode island then tolerated all religions, and what occupied by many exiles and troublemakers that were not welcomed in the other colonies or in Europe

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halfway Convenant

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Provided a halfway church membership for the children of members in 1662; established because many Puritans were coming to feasr that New England was drifting away from its religous purpose; wanted to preserve some of the church's influence in society

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harvard Founding

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Founded in 1663. first college

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Fundamental orders of connecticut

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First writting constitution in America that provided for representative government in 1636

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Old deluder Act.

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1647, massachusetts; towns with 50 families had to have a teacher to teach reading and Writing.

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new England Confederation

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1643-1684; orginization composed of two delegates from each of the 4 member colonies: Connecticut , New haven, Massachusetts, and Pylmouth

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King Phillip's War

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1675; A wampanoag chief named king Phillip led a war to kill the whites, who have invaded their lands to convert people to christianity. 2000 settlers lost their lives before phillips was killed

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Dominion of New England

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name for a short-lived administrative unon of English colonies; decreed in 1686 by king james II as a measure to enforce the Navigation acts.

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Sir Edmund Andros

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One of the most unpopular governors in American History; governer of new york from 1674-1681. Governer of Dominion Of Pylmouth.

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Joint stock company

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company that is owned that is owned by atleast two shareholders; Virginia company of london and the Virginia company of pylmouth

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Virginia

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Founded and was colonized. Settlers concentrated om finding gold and easy riches.and did nothing ro provide for their survival. Land was rich with nutrients and tobacco became major cash crop

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House of burgess

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representative assembly of virginia; met in 1619; consisted of a governer, council, two burgesses

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bacons rebellion

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uprise in 1967 of virginia farmers against berkeley and his authority of virginia. Led by nathaniel Bacon; accused the governer of not protecting plantation owners and men from Indian raids.

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William Berkeley

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Governer of virginia in 1641. Forced to return to England in 1676

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John Smith

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English colonizer to establish jamestown, First permanent english settlement

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John Rolfe

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1612; virginia resident who desovered a superior strain of tobacco, native to the west Indies, could be grown in virginia; became major cash crop

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Slavery

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large numbers of blacks were transported in order to help with the boom of tobacco between 1640-1670

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Georgia

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colony established as a buffer between South Carolina and Florida; Oglethorpe obtained a character for this colony in 1732 to be populated by the poor who could not make a living in Great Britain; too many celebreate rules and few settlers.

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French Colonization

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Great crescent shape, extending from the plantation communities along the mississippi near New Orleans to the french colonial along St. Lawrence,between were isolated settlements and forts. connected by the extensive french trading network.

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British colonization

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colonized east coast mainly for religous beliefs and economic purposes. The middle colonies and the south expanded west for farm land

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Albany plan of Union

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Was brought up so that the english colonies would work together as a team, and be under a form of command. however, the colonies thought that this gave too little freedom to them, and the british officials thought it gave too much freedom to the colonies

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iorquois Confederation

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maintained official postion of neutrality, however they tried to play off the 2 main forces to their advantage.

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French and indian war

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Britan and Prussia VS. France, russia, Austria, and spain. Became the final and most destructive of the armed conflicts between brits and colonists

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treaty of Paris 1763

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France lost all its possessions on the N.A maintained; ceded its claims east of mississippi to G.B

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Proclamation of 1763

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British gov. set terms for british policy toward the indians. Set aside region west of the creast of Appalachion mount. as "Indian Counrty". you must have had permission from crown to purchase this land

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Actual representation

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Americans viewed this as having someone be representing them in Parliment

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Virtual Representation

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other representatives would virtually represent america at parliment

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John peter Zenger trial

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provided precedent for greater freedom of the press

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Sugar act 1764

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Placed a prohibitive dity on sugar imported into colonies and revitalized the customs service

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Stamp act 1765

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tax required the purchase of specially embossed paper for all newspapers, legal documents, lisences, insurence policies, ships papers, dice and playing cards

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Sons of liberty

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Revolted againdt the british troops, also boston tea Party; throwing all tea on board into water, Encouraged moderate forces at protest

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Stamp act Congress

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made up of uppper-middle classmen who had long opposed the conservative leaders of the colony. Denounced Stamp Act: " No taxation without representation"

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Declaratory act

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Full authority to make laws binding the colonies "in all cases whatsoever"

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Quartering act

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Legalized the housing of british troops in private homes.

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Townshed Act

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Placed import duties, collectable before goods entered colonial markets, on many commodities including lead, glass, paper, and tea. repeated in 1770

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Boston Masacre

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The soldiers fired at taunting crowd without odrers. 3 of the crowd died immidiately, and 6 were wounded

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Cripus attacks

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first killed in boston massacre, mother was indian and father was african american

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Samual Adama

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Second cousin of John Adams, leade of the boston radicals and orginizer of sons of liberty

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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british won, but lost many. meant that colonies ment business

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Olive branch petition

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in which the delegates preferred their attachment to King George and begged him to prevent further hostilities so there might be an accomodation, King through it away

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Richard henry lee

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Virginia committee, offered a motion to continental congress to support declaration of independence