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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Translated Bible into English for the first time
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John Wycliffe |
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first modern European explorer to set foot on mainland North America
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John Cabot |
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Who oversaw expeditions to establish colonies off the coast of North Carolina
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Sir Walter Raleigh |
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first permanent English settlement in the United States
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Jamestown |
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Someone who agreed to repay his journey to America by working for a number of years
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indentured servant |
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"Lost Colony" was an attempted settlement on the island names:
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Roanoke |
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The first English child born in America
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Virginia Dare |
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group of Englishmen who wanted to withdraw completely from the Catholic church |
Separatists
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Who introduced tobacco crops to the colonists
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John Rolfe |
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Who was the author of History of Plymouth Plantation |
William Bradford
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stated that the colonist were to enjoy the same rights and liberties as Englishmen
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Virginia Charter
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several business men investing in a single company to support a colonized venture
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Joint-stock company |
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system where each man is required to share the fruit of their labor with the entire colony |
Common-store system |
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system where the government allows individuals to own businesses and make a living on their own initiative |
Free enterprise |
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government |
Mayflower Compact
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Assembly that advised the governor of the colony and assisted him making laws |
The House of Burgesse
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the Indian who acted a guide, an interpreter, and taught Pilgrims how to hunt, fish, and plant crop
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Squanto |
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Colony |
Croatoan |
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holiday established by President Lincoln in 1863 to praise God for His provision
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Thanksgiving |
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Pilgrims as they stepped onto the land of the New World |
Plymouth Rock
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