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33 Cards in this Set
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Why did Spain want to establish a colony in Florida?
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To prevent the French and English from getting a foothold.
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What were Pedro Menendez de Avile's goals in Florida?
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To take control of Florida and to find and defeat the French.
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What did the Spanish find when they were exploring?
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grasslands in New Mexico
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Hacienda
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a workplace for Native Americans with a self sufficient community located on a large estate.
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Major reason for the Peublo Revolt?
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The Pueblo people were being mistreated by the Spanish, so they drove the Spanish out of New Mexico.
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What was Metacom's goal in waging war against the settlers?
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To force the French out of New England.
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What did the French learn to make from the Native Americans?
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Birch-bark canoes
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Why did the French explore the Mississippi?
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To find new lands to build trading posts and to find the Northwest Passage.
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Who claimed the Mississippi River Valley?
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LaSalle for New France
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Where was a successful trading center and why?
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New Orleans, because of its location near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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Who resisted the movement of the English settlers westward?
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Native Americans
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What marked the beginning of the French and Indian War?
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French and English began to fight over the Ohio River Valley.
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What was the result of the French and Indian War?
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The British took over most of New France.
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What happened to the Native Americans lands as a result of the French and Indian War?
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The lands became part of the British empire.
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hacienda
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large estates
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presido
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military forts
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Peublo Revolt
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Native American revolt in late 1600s in which the Pueblos temporarily drove the Spanish out of New Mexico.
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Pedro Menendez de Aviles
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commander of the Spanish fleet that defeated the French and took control of Florida claiming it for New Spain
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Junipere Serra
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Spanish missionary who founded Spanish missions in California
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Pope
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Peublo leader who lead the Pueblo Revolt against Spanish New Mexico
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trading posts
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places where the French and Native Americans met to trade goods.
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tributary
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a stream or river that flows into a larger river
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Jacques Marquette
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French missionary who explored the Mississippi River with Louis Jolliet
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Louis Julliet
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French fur trader and explorer who accompanied Jaques Marquette on an exploration of the Miss. River
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Robert La Salle
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continued the French exploration of the Miss. River
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George Washington
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built Fort Necessity, commander in French and Indian War, made French leave and captured the French.
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Metacom
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Massasoit chief called "King Phillip" by English, led some Nat. Amer. against the British during "King Phillip's War"
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Pontiac
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Ottawa leader who led Pontiac Rebellion against the British
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King Phillips War
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war between Nat Amer and English settlers living in New England
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backcountry
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in the 13 colonies, the rugged search of land near the Appalachian Mtn.
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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Nat Amer rebellion led by Ottawa leader Pontiac in 1763
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Proclaimation of 1763
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An official announcement that said colonist weren't allowed to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mtn.
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French and Indian War
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French attacked Fort Necessity. The British won against the French and American Indians.
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