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John Smith
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who-Admiral of New England and an English Solider
when-During the voyages of the early 1700's significance-Established the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virgina |
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Jamestown
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what-Is located in Jamestown island in the Virginia Colony
when-Was founded on May, 1607 significance-The First permanent English Settlement |
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Joint Stock Company
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what-A type of business entity, type of corporation or partnership between to or more legal persons
when-Stocks are issued by the company in return for each financial contribution significance-There are two kinds of joint stock company:private and public companies |
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Indentured Servant
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who-A worker, typically a laborer or tradesmen, who is obligated to work for a certain amount of time.
when-Most immigrants arrived in Colonial America as indentured servants. significance-Usually the status of indentured servant was entered into voluntarily by the servant |
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Puritans
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who-a Significant group of English speaking Protestant .
when-During the 16th and 17th centuries. significance-Foundation of American democracy |
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John Winthrop
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who-Elected as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
when-Led a group of English puritans to the new world in 1630 significance-was voted out of governorship and then re-elected a total of twelve times |
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King Philips War
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what-An Armed conflict between Native Americans of present day southern New England and English Colonists
when-during 1675 to 1676 significance-It was one of the bloodiest and costliest wars in the history of North America |
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The Headright System
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what-A legal grant of land to settlers
when-Used in Jamestown, Virginia, starting in 1618 as an attempt to solve labor shortages significance-Headrights are most notable for their role in the expansion of the thirteen British colonies |
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The Calverts
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Who(People): The Calverts were catholic people and businessman
When: This happened between 1632-1655 Significance: This is significant because they Established the colony of Maryland |
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Bacon's Rebellion
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what-An Uprising in the Virginia Colony,led by Nathaniel Bacon a wealthy planter.
when-an uprising in 1676 significance-the uprising was a protest against Native American raids in the frontier |
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William Penn
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who-An English real estate entrepreneur and entreprenuer
when-founder and "absolute proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U. S. State of Pennsylvania. significance-Penn wrote and urged for a Union of all the English colonies in what was to become the United States of America. |
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Quakers
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who-Religion that is based on a community of frienship
when-Religious turmoil in the colonies significance- A christian denomination that refer to themselves as friends, and practice to this day |
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Mercantilism
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what-An economy theory, thought to be a form of economic nationalism
when-The theory dominated Western European economic policies from the 16th to the late-18th century. significance-Mercantilism suggests that the ruling government should advance these goals by playing a protectionist role in the economy by encouraging exports and discouraging imports. |
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Navigation acts
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what-a series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies
when-started in 1651 significance-Later, they were one of several sources of resentment in the American colonies against Great Britain, helping cause the American Revolutionary War. |
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Roger William
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who-An American Protestant theologian and first American proponent of religious freedom
when-In 1636, he began the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which provided a refuge for religious minorities. significance-He was a student of Indian languages and an advocate for fair dealings with Native Americans. |
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Anne Hutchinson
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who-Was a pioneer settler in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Netherlands
when-After a trial before a jury of officials and clergy, she was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. significance-She went beyond Bible study to proclaim her own theological interpretations of sermons, some, such as antinomianism, offended the colony leadership. |
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John coodes
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who-lead a rebellion that overthrew Maryland's colonial government in 1689.
when-during 1689-1691 significance-He participated in four separate uprisings and briefly served as Maryland's governor |
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Rebellion
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what-A refusal of obedience or order.
when-Throughout history, many different groups that opposed their governments have been called rebels. significance-Those who participate in rebellions are known as "rebels". |
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Incas
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Who-The Incas were a civilization that began as a tribe in the Cuzco area
When-In 1442, the Incas began a far-reaching expansion under the command of Patchacuti. Significance-He founded the Inca Empire, which became the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. |
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Mayas
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Who-A Mesoamerican civilization
When-Many Maya cities reached their highest state development during the Classic period Significance-noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas. |
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Aztecs
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Who-The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico
When-a period referred to as the late post-classic period Significance-particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica |
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Chaco Canyon
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What-A canyon consisted Densely of pueblos
When-15th century Significance-Was home of Apache and Navajo Pueblos |
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Woodland Indians
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Who-Natives that flourished it the Northeastern and Midwestern U.S
When-200 BCE- 500CE Significance-Practiced agriculture |
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Mobile Societies
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What-Nomadic
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Agriculture
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What-An early crop the Native Americans grew was squash. Others early crops included cotton, sunflower, pumpkins, tobacco, goosefoot, knotgrass, and sump weed.
When-Agriculture in the southwest started around 4,000 years ago Significance-The most important crop the Native Americans raised was maize. |
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Leif Erikson
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Who-was a Norse explorer who is regarded as the first European to land in North America
When-nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus Significance-he established a Norse settlement at Vinland |
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Who-A Portuguese explorer
When-4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460 Significance-responsible for the beginning of the European worldwide explorations and maritime trade. |
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Christopher Colombus
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Who-was a navigator, colonizer, and explorer from Genoa, Italy
When-31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506 Significance-whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents |
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Who-was a Portuguese explorer.
When-1519–1522 Significance-Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean |
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The Conquistadors
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Who-The Conquistadors in the Americas were more volunteer militia than an actual organized military.
When-5th through the 19th centuries Significance-Some were supported by a government such as Hernan Cortes by Spain. |
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Cortez
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Who-was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire
When-in the early 16th century Significance-Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish colonizers that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. |
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Francisco Pizarro
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Who-was a Spanish conquistador
When-1471 or 1476 Significance-conqueror of the Incan Empire and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of Peru. |
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Ordinance of Discovery
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Catholic Missionaries
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St Augustine 1565
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What-a city in the northeast section of Florida
When-Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Significance-it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the United States |
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Ecomiendas
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What-a labor system that was employed by the Spanish crown
When-during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Philippines Significance-the crown granted a person a specified number of natives for whom they were to take responsibility |
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Pueblo revolt 1680
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What-an uprising of many pueblos
When-1680 Significance-against Spanish colonization of the Americas in the New Spain province of New Mexico. |
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Mestizo
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Who-is a Spanish term that was used during the Spanish colonial period
When-during the Spanish colonial period Significance-Latin America to refer to people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry. |
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John Cabot
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Who-was an Italian navigator and explorer
When-whose 1497 discovery of North America Significance-The official position of the Canadian and United Kingdom governments is that he landed on the island of Newfoundland. |
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The English Reformation
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What-was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England
When-16th-century Significance-These events were, in part, associated with the wider process of the European Protestant Reformation |
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John Calvin
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Who-was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation
When-10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564 Significance-Originally trained as a humanist lawyer |
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New Amsterdam
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What-was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement
When-1614 - 1674 Significance-served as the capital of New Netherland |
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West India Company
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What-granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies
When-June 3, 1621 Significance-The area where the company could operate consisted of West Africa |
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Richard Hakluyt
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Who-was an English writer
When-(1598–1600) Significance-He is principally remembered for his efforts in promoting and supporting the settlement of North America by the English through his works |
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Doctrine of Predestination
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What-is a doctrine of Calvinism which deals with the question of the control God exercises over the world
When- Mid 1500's Significance-In the words of the Westminster Confession of Faith, God "freely and unchangeable ordained whatsoever comes to pass. |
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Puritan Separatists
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What-were a significant grouping of English-speaking Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries
When-16th and 17th centuries Significance-Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1559 |
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Elizabeth I.
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Who-was Queen regnant of England and Queen regnant of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death
When-17 November 1558 until death Significance-Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty |
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Coureurs de bois
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Roanoke
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James I
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Lord Delawar
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Tobacco
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Virginia Company
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Powhatan's
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Proprietary rule
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Toleration Act
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Plymouth Plantation
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Mayflower Compact
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William Bradford
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Colonial Currency
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Pequot War
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Theocratic society
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The Narragansetts
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English Civil War
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Middle Colonies
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Charter of Liberties
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Black codes
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Holy Experiment
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California 1760's
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James Oglethorpies
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Sir Edmond Andros
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The Glorious Revolution
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Cambridge Agreement
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Covenant Theology
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Half way Covenant
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Thomas Hooker
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Say brook Platform
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Cavaliers
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John Locke
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