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23 Cards in this Set
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What is the Spanish city on the east coast of Florida that was the 1st permanent European settlement in any area that is now part of the U.S |
St. Augustine
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Spanish fort built in St. Augustine
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Castillo de San Marcos
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A colony established by the English with 100 settlers; also called the lost colony |
Roanoke Island
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Who was one of the leaders during the Revolutionary War and? the author of the declarations of independence |
Thomas Jefferson
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Where was Thomas Jefferson's home in virgina?
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Monticello
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Who was known as the "Father of the Consititution" from Virginia |
James Madison
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who was the 1st president born in poverty, from South Carolina?
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Andrew Jackson
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a person who settled in a part of the country and prepared it for others
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pioneer
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a person who lived in forests far away from towns
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backwoodsman
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a large farm in the southeast
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plantations
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who named Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV, the King of France
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Robert La Salle
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English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island for how many years
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3
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what was the word carved on a fence post that was the only clue left when John White returned to Roanoke Island.
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Croatoan
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what was the first region of the united to be inhabited by Europeans. |
Southeast Region
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What kind of explorers came to the region in the 16th and 17th centuries searching for valuable resources.
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French and Spanish explorers
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In 1513, Spanish explore Ponce de Leon set sail for what island but discovered Florida instead ?
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Bimini, and island in the Caribbean
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what does Florida mean?
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feast of flowers in spanish
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In 1539 Another Spanish explorer, went to Florida on purpose looking for gold. Who was it? |
Hernando de Soto
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In 1607, The British established a colony in Virginia called what? |
Jamestown
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The first colony eventually became how many?
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13
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The 13 colonies eventually became what?
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the United States of America
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Agriculture has always been important to the Southeast Region. Back then, there were many farmers who had large plantations, or farms. Who mainly worked the farms and plantations?
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Slaves
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Who made the Cherokee alphabet so that they could write it down.
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Sequoyah
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