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25 Cards in this Set
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What were the 3 outposts planted at the dawn of the seventeenth century and by whom?
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Santa Fe by Spain
Quebec by France Jamestown by England |
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When was Jamestown founded?
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1607
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What was the first attempt at English colonization in the New world?
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Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey Gilbert
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What marked the beginning of the end in Spanish imperial dreams?
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when the army is crushed by English
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What king granted a charter to the Virginia company?
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James I
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Who was Lord de la War?
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cruel governor of Virginia who launched Anglo-Powhatan War
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Describe the Anglo-Powhatan War
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1. launched by Lord de la War
2. "Irish tactics" 3. shaky peace treaty settled with John Rolfe marrying Pocahontis |
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Describe the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.
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1. banished Chesapeake indians
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What did John Rolfe do?
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cultivated sweet tobacco
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Who was Maryland founded by and for what purpose?
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Lord Baltimore as a haven for Catholics
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How was Carolina formed?
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Charles II granted land to favorites, the Lords Propietors
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Who founded Pennsylvania?
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William Penn, a Quaker
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Who was Virginia founded by?
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London company
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Who was Plymouth founded by?
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Separatists
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Who was Maine founded by?
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E. Gorges
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Who was New Hampshire founded by?
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John Mason and others
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Who was Connecticut founded by?
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Massachusetts immigrants
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Who was Rhode Island founded by?
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Roger Williams
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Who was New Haven founded by?
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Massachusetts immigrants
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Who was North Carolina founded by?
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Virginians
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Who was New York founded by?
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dutch + Duke of York
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Who was New Jersey founded by?
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Berkeley and Carteret
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Who was Carolina founded by?
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8 nobles
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Who was Pennsylvania founded by?
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William Penn
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Who was Georgia founded by?
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Oglethorpe and others
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