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38 Cards in this Set
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colony
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a group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land
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TURNING POINT
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A MOMENT IN HISTORY THAT MARKS A BIG CHANGE
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CIRCUMNAVIGATE
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TO SAIL COMPLETLY AROUND SOMETHING
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COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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THE EXCHANGE, OR TRANSFER, OF GOODS AND IDEAS BETWEEN THE EARSTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES THAT WAS STARTED BY THE EXPLORER COLUMBUS
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CONQUISTADOR
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CONQUERER
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PLANTATION
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LARGE ESTATE FARMED BY MANY WORKERS
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ENCOMIENDA
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LAND GRANT GIVEN BY THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION BETWEEN 1520 AND 1600?
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MILLIONS DIED FROM OVERWORK, STARVATION AND DISEASE
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NORTHWEST PASSAGE
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A WATERWAY THROUGH OR AROUND NORTH AMERICA
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PROTESTANT REFORMATION
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MARTIN LUTHER'S MOVENT OF PROTEST AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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COUREUR DE BOIS
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FRENCH COLONISTS WHO WORKED AND LIVED IN THE WOODS
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MISSIONARY
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A PERSON WHO GOES TO ANOTHER LAND TO WIN CONVERTS FOR A RELIGION
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ALLIANCE
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AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN NATIONS TO AID AND PROTECT ONE ANOTHER
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WHY DID THE FRENCH BUILD FORTS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI?
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SO THAT THEY COULD TRADE FURS EASIER
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HOW WAS COLUMBUS'S VOYAGE A HISTORICAL TUNING POINT?
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COLUMBUS'S VOYAGE STARTED CONTACT BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS
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HERNANDO CORTEZ
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A SPANISH WARRIOR WHO CONQUERED THE AZTEC EMPIRE
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JAMESTOWN
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THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH SETTLEMENT
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LEIF ERICSON
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A VIKING WHO REACHED THE NORTHERN TIP OF NORTH AMERICA
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VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA
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FOUND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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FERDINAND MAGELLAN
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FIRST TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE WORLD. FOUND AN ALLWATER ROUTE TO ASIA. DIED IN BATTLE
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FROM EUROPE
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CHICKENS, PIGS, CATTLE, WHEAT, SUGAR, BANANA
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FROM AMERICA
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POTATO, PINEAPPLE, SWEET POTATO, PEANUT
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WHAT DID THE NATIVE AMERICANS TEACH THE EUROPEANS
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CROPS SUCH AS CORN, POTATOES; HOW TO USE SNOWSHOES AND TRAP BEAVERS; HOW TO USE CANOES
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MOCTEZUMA
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AZTEC EMPEROR WHO RULED MEXICO
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HERNANDO CORTES
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CONQUISTADOR SET SAIL FOR MEXICO TO FIND GOLD- KILLED MOCTEZUMA AND TOOK OVER THE AZTEC EMPIRE
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FRANCISCO PIZARRO
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SAILED THE PACIFIC COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA AND TOOK OVER THE INCAN EMPIRE
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HOW WERE THE SPANISH ABLE TO CONQUER 2 GREAT EMPIRES?
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SUPERIOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT, THE INCAS WERE WEAK FROM FIGHTING AND MANY PEOPLE DIED FROM DISEASES
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JUAN PONCE DE LEON
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TRAVELED THRU FLORIDA LOOKING FOR THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
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HERNANDO DE SOTO
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EXPLORED FLORIDA AND PARTS OF THE SOYTHEAST- REACHED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND DIED BEFORE HE FOUND ANY GOLD
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FRANCISCO CORONADO
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TRAVELED TO ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO LOOKING FOR THE "7 CITIES OF GOLD"
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LAWS OF THE INDIES
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STATED HOW THE COLONIES COULD BE RULED- PUEBLOS, PRESIDIOS AND MISSIONS
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PUEBLOS
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TOWNS THAT WERE THE CENTERS OF FARMING AND TRADE
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PRESIDIOS
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FORTS WERE SOLDIERS LIVED- FIRST ONE BUILT IN ST. AUGUSTINES
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JUAN DE ONATE
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FOUNDED THE COLONY OF NEW MEXICO
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DON PEDRO DE PARALTA
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FOUNDED SANTA FE AS CAPITAL OF NEW MEXICO
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PENINSULARES
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HELD THE HIGHEST JOBS IN GOVERNMENT- OWED LOTS OF LAND
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CREOLES
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PEOPLE BORN IN AMERICA FROM SPANISH PARENTS
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MESTIZOS
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PEOPLE MIXED OF SPANISH AND INDIAN BACKGROUND
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