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20 Cards in this Set
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What were Columbus's 3 ships?
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Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
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When did Columbus land in the New World?
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October 12th, 1492
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Who gave his/her name to the New World?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Triangle-shaped deposits of soil found at the mouth of a river
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Delta
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A firsthand account of a historical event
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Primary Source
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Which state contains the Mississippi River Delta?
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Louisiana
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Who was the first to reach Asia by sailing around Africa?
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Vasco da Gama
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Who founded St. Augustine?
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Pedro Menendez
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The trade policy designed to make a nation self-sufficient
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Mercantalism
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An account of a historical event by someone who did not witness or live through it
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Secondhand source
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Products made from pine trees originally used to repair ships
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Naval Stores
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The Yamacraw chief who gave permission for Oglethorpe to settle in Georgia
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Tomochichi
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A unit of troops stationed at a fort
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A garrison
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The translators who helped with the settlement of Savannah
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John and Mary Musgrove
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The northern boundary of Georgia according to the charter
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The headwaters of the Savannah
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The western boundary of Georgia according to the charter
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The Pacific Ocean (aka South Seas)
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What was Georgia?
a) a colony made to trap fur b) a colony for the sick c) a buffer colony d) a colony owned by the King as a summer retreat |
C) a buffer colony
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Why did the king create Georgia?
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As a colony for the debtors to call home
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Why did Oglethorpe suggest shipping the debtors off to the New World?
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His friend, Robert Castelle, died in a debtors' prison.
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What crops did Oglethorpe promise to grow in Georgia?
a) mangoes and coconuts b) wheat and barley c) rice and turnips d) cotton dyes and silk |
d) cotton dyes and silk
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