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50 Cards in this Set
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Incas
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*Grew crops in carved mountain sides
*Eliminated by Francisco Pizarro * 1500's |
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Mayas
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*Not the fighting type, relied on mathematics and seclusion
*Advanced agricultural techniques for that time *Disappeared mysteriously |
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Aztecs
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*Fierce warriors, believed in many gods
*Grew food on floating islands called "Chinampas" *Eliminated by Hernan Cortez |
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Chaco Canyon
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*Contains many ruins
*Has varied climates *Located in New Mexico, USA |
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Woodland Indians
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*Populated Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and other countries
*Fed by the land *Had conflicts with Settlers |
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Mobile Scocieties
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*Kept on the move to have better soil
*Conflicted with Indians *Hard life |
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Agriculture
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*Varied in forms by States
*Had it's share of problems, from the chalky soil of NE to the muddy swamps of Massachusetts *The plow and pully's made farming easier |
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Leif Erikson
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*Famous Norse explorer, has his own day
*Discovered Greenland *Has his own day celebrating his life and trvels |
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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*Responsible for the 1st Medditerrainean trade
*Charted many useful maps for explorers *Died Nov. 13 1460 |
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Christopher Columbus
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*Discovered America by accident
*Made 1st known contact with native american, called them indians *He meant to travel to India |
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Ferdinand Magellan
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*Led the 1st expedition to travel the world
*Died in battle in the phillipines *Voyage lasted 1519-1522 |
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The Conquistadors
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*Spaniard explorers
*Killed off the Aztecs and the Incas *Led by Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro |
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Cortes
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*Spaniard Explorer
*Conquered the Aztecs *Strip teased by Montezma |
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Francisco Pizarro
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*Spaniard Adventurer
*Conquered the Incas *Ordered the execution of Atahualpa |
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Ordinance of Discovery
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*Laws issued by king Phillip II
*kept track of all political and economic life in foreign places *It was Spaniard |
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Catholic Missions
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*Tried to convert the natives
*those who resisted were tortured and/or killed *many natives were forced to convert |
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St. Augustine 1565
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*early colonization in what is now Florida
*in part from Spain and East Europeans *Sold to the Americans for $$$ |
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Ecomiendas
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*labor system employed by the Spanish Crown
*exchanged cheap labor for housing and care *each citizen was given a specific # of natives to care after |
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Pueblo Revolt of 1680
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*revolt in part of villages
*against spanish colonialization *August 1680 in New Mexico |
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Mestizo
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*half spaniard, half native
*looked down upon because they were minorities *now the majority in mexico |
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John Cabot
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*Italian explorer and navigator
*commissioned by Iberia to navigate and find Hy Brazil *1450-1499 |
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Richard Hakluyt
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*promoted and supported colonization in North America
*petitioned to convince James I to colonize Virginia *Associated with the Virginia Company |
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Doctrine of Predestination
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*God's rule
*God supposedly ruled over everything *Also refered to the salvation of redeeming your sins |
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English Reformation
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*When the church of England broke away from the pope
*The vatican was NOT happy *Was mostly because King Henry VII wanted divorce, which the church forbade |
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John Calvin
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*a tireless polemic and apologetic writer
*generated much controversy *promoted Reform of England |
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Puritan Separists
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*believed puritan beliefs, but were prosecuted
*enemies with protestants *also known as pilgrims |
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Elizabeth the First
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*King VII's 1st wife
*generated only girls, though Henry wanted boys *executed by Henry's orders |
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Coureurs de Bois
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*engaged in the fur trade without permission from the French
*Some illegal traders also caused problems by trading alcohol for furs. *wore iconic coon skin hats |
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New Amsterdam
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*Dutch port in north america
*had problems with the English *after a small invasion, the Dutch retreated and new amsterdam was renamed "New York" |
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West India Company
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*part of the triangular trade
*all looking for profitable goods *controlled by the french, dutch, the sweeds, and the danish |
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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*a man of many faces
*spy, poet, and courter were one of his many professions *conducted the 2nd search for el Dorado |
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Roanoke
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*colony in virginia
*disappeared mysteriously *nearby tree had ROANOKE carved in it |
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James The First
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*He became King of Scots
*became king when he was just thirteen months old *Under James, the "Golden Age" of Elizabethan literature and drama continued |
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Jamestown
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*The 1st succsesful England colony
*Established Tobacco as their main crop *Had constant fights with Indians |
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John Smith
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*Famous British explorer
*Saved by pochahontas *NEVER got married with her |
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Tobacco
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*Cash crop of the early colonies
*Very demanding, dried out soil in less than 6 months *Made alot of money for England |
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Toleration Acts
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*granted freedom of worship to all
*all except catholics *1689 |
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Plymouth Plantation
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*living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts that reconstructs the original settlement
*people can recreate life like pilgrims *expanded and fortified in 1950 |
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Colonial Currency
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*Paper
*similar to the English banknote *different than today |
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Theocratic Society
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*god is president
*he rules all *the church is the federal building |
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The Narragansett
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*a tribe in Rhode Island
*were one of the leading tribes in NE *spared from infectious diseases |
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English Civil War
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*separated by religion
*a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. *1642 – 1651 |
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Middle Colonies
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*known as the BREAD BASKET
*consists of colonies that produce wheat and other grains * Delaware New Jersey New York Pennsylvania |
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Charter of Liberties
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*also called the Coronation Charter
*sought to bind the King to certain laws regarding the treatment of church officials and nobles *the successor of Magna Carta |
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Black Codes
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*limits the basic human rights and civil liberties of African Americans
*hello *later influenced Jim Crow laws |
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Holy Experiment
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*an attempt by the Quakers to establish a community for themselves in Pennsylvania
*they hoped it would show that they had no fear of being persecuted *it worked for while but then the French and Indian War came and many Quakers in the community wanted all other Quakers out of office because they would be in a position to send the others to war. |
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California 1760's
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*the land of promise
*Spanish missionaries established the first of 21 missions in California *Spaniards hoped to convert natives |
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Sir Edmund Andros
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*an early colonial English governor
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Covenant Theology
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*also known as Covenantalism or Federal theology or Federalism
*believed that God was supreme *justified supposedly by god and the bible |
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Halfway Covenant
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*form of partial church membership created by New England
*the Half-Way Covenant caused the First Great Awakening *1688 |
