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28 Cards in this Set
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What was the Spanish Armada?
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a fleet of Spanish warships
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Northwest Passage
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a water route through North America to Asia.
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the amount of money remaining after the costs of a business have been paid.
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profit
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Hudson River
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a tidal river in Eastern New York that empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
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What countries sent explorers to search for the Northwest Passage?
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England, France, Netherlands.
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Why was Henry Hudson disappointed when the "great river" narrowed and became shallower?
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because he realized it was not the Northwest Passage.
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Who founded Port Royal?
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Samuel de Champlain
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What did the search for the Northwest Passage make possible?
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For England, France and the Netherlands to begin building colonies, it allowed European countries to claim land and establish colonies in North America.
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Stock
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shares of ownership in a country
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cash crop
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a crop that is grown to be sold for a profit.
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Indentured servant
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A person who agreed to work for someone in Colonial America for a fixed amount of time in order to pay for the Ocean Voyage.
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A long arm of the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by Virginia and Maryland.
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Chesapeake Bay
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A town in southeast Virginia founded in 1607
*1st permanent English settlement in North America |
Jamestown
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Why did English Merchants want to build colonies in the Americas?
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They had heard that America had a lot of fish and fun bearing animals.
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Why did the English choose Chesapeake Bay?
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Because it had plentiful fish, a good deal of water and hunting (lots of deer)
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Why do you think the people of the Powhatan Cheifdom have united?
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To protect their hunting grounds. They also shared a language.
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Why did the English build their settlement on the Chesapeake Bay?
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The location seemed to be safe from Spanish ships.
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Why was Smith disgusted by the Colonists?
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They were more interested in looking for gold than planting crops.
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What did Smith force the colonists to do?
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He made them build houses, plant crops and raise livestock.
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An agreement the Pilgrims made before landing in New England to make and obey "just and equal laws"
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Mayflower Compact
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Sachem (Saychum)
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The leader or chief of any group of Native Americans in the Eastern woodlands and Great Lakes Region.
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A peninsula in southeastern Massachusetts, enclosing Cape Cod Bay.
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Cape Cod
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New England
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Northeastern region of the United Stated, containing the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Conneticut and Rhode Island.
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Plymouth
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A town in southeastern Massachusetts, founded by the Pilgrims in 1620
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Who were the Protestants?
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Protestant beliefs and practices were different from those of Catholics. People who left the Roman Catholic Church. They set up their own Christian Church called the Church of England.
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Why did the Protestants set up their own Protestant Church?
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They felt that the other church kept too many Catholic ways.
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What happened to the Pilgrims during the 1st winter that they spent in their new colony?
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They were starving and many died from disease. Also, their governor died and only about 1/2 were alive.
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Who were the Puritans?
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Another group of English people who were treated badly and came to America seeking religious freedom; people just like the pilgrims.
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