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John Smith
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- An English adventurer who sailed to the Virginia colonies, and helped the colony increase in power and strength. He also brought would get help from the Natives.
- In 1607 he landed at Virginia, a month after their landing him and seven other leaders established Jamestown. - Jamestown would become the first permanent colony in North America. |
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Jamestown
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- Jamestown would become the first permanent colony in North America.
- Located on an island that is now Virginia and on the James River. - Founded on May 6, 1607 by a group of English settlers. |
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Joint Stock Company
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- This is a business entity which is help by two or more legal person.
- this business is to sell their stocks to people. - This allowed for people to buy stocks or even people to help them head to the Americas. |
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Indentured Servant
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- An indentured servant was a person under a contract having to work for someone as a servant.
- This allowed servants to work for a number of years and win their freedom also the owner could have a worker to help around their plantation or etc. - They have been used through out history, as a form of slavery. |
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Puritans
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- English speaking protestants of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- their were for religion which went out to the Americas looking to form a colony of holy common wealth. - Their were regarded as to be the first aggressive religion, which sought others as in pure. |
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John Winthrop
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- A puritan who got a royal charter to sail to the Americas and receive land, this would soon form the Massachusetts Company.
- He was elected the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in1630, he would later be reelected 12 times. |
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Incas
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Pachatucuti who founded the Inca Empire, which was located Cuzco area, this empire became the biggest empire in Pre-Columbian America.
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Mayas
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- Established during the Pre-Classical era, and some historians say that the Mayans reaced it highest state during the classical period.
- the mayans were contructed and developed astronomy, calendrical systems and hieroglyphic writing. -They also constructed elaborate building and temples, their architecture was unique and extravagent, all made with out metal tools. |
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Chaco Canyon
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-Located on the San Juan Basin of New Mexico, which was occupied but the Anasazi people.
-These canyon then later were used as building going up to about 5 stories and able to hold about seven hundred rooms. - These building were able to have a water collection system and it was easy to communicate between each community. - These buildings showed an organization of these people, and the Chaco canyon was at its center. |
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Woodland Indians
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- This tribe established in Northern Georgia, were culturally and technically advanced. Creating intricately designed, building burial mounds and other ceremonial structures, and developing a system of trade relying on inland waterways and coastal passages.
-During there time of settlement the rise of agriculture began to rise, making them advanced in agriculture. - By 500 A.D. weapons such as the bow and arrow spread throughout the tribes, making hunting much more efficient. |
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Mobile Societies (natives)
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- A group of people who rely on the Game rather the agriculture.
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