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20 Cards in this Set
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What did Spain establish to spread Christianity throughout its new lands?
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missions
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Why did Spain need to establish a buffer zone?
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to protect its colonies from those of other countries
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What were the French traders eager to get from the Native Americans?
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beaver fur
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What region was called Louisiana in the 1600's?
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The area from the Appalachians in the east to the Rockies in the west and from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south
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Which English pirate led his crew in sailing around the world?
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Sir Francis Drake
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What is an armada?
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a fleet of warships
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What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
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Jamestown
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Why did the Powhatan Confederation fight the English settlers?
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the English seized their crops
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Why did the seperatists, or Pilgrims, leave England?
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to follow their own religion freely
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What is the Mayflower Compact?
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an agreement among the men on the Mayflower to govern themselves
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What is a self-sufficient estate where ranchers produce most of what they need?
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a hacienda
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What settlement was built on the St. Lawrence River in a place the Huron Indians called kebec?
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Quebec
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What group of people did Queen Elizabeth protect because they shared their wealth with the English government?
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pirates
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Who made the following rule for the colonists at Jamestown: anyone who didn't work didn't eat?
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John Smith
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Where did the Mayflower land and its colonists settle?
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Plymouth
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What disease, brought over by Europeans, killed many Native Americans?
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small pox
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With whom did the Native Americans trade fur?
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French traders
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What group of people persuaded many Native Americans to come Catholic?
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missionaries
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Who returned home to get food and supplies for the settlers on Roanoke Island?
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John White
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What law-making body made the laws for the Virgina Colony?
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The House of Burgesses
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