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48 Cards in this Set
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to take over and control
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conquer
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a settlement built by a church, from which people teach their religion to others
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mission
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to change from one religion or belief to another
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convert
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a company in which people give money to share costs
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joint-stock company
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a written agreement giving certain rights
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charter
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a crop grown for sale rather than for use by a farmer
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cash crop
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a person who signs a contract to work for others
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indentured servant
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a written agreement between two or more nations
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treaty
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a person who owes money to others
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debtor
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to take over and control
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conquer
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Spanish conquistador who in 1521 .destroyed the Aztec Empire and captured King Montezuma.who was held captive 2 yrs. while the Spanish stole gold & silver & New Spain was formed at Mexico City
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Hernan Cortes
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Aztec king who ruled the captial city Tenochtitlan and thought Cortes was Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec God
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Montezuma
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Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire
in 1526, killed King Atahualpa, and stole its riches for Spain |
Francisco Pizarro
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Spanish explorer who in 1513 found Florida while searching for gold and the Fountain of Youth
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Spanish explorer who claimed the Southwest U.S.A. for Spain in 1540. He searched for 7 cities of gold.
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Francisco de Coronado
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French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed land which is now Canada for France in 1534
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Jaques Cartier
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French explorer who sailed up the St. Lawrence River and founded the city of Quebec. They sought fur trade and treated Indians humanely
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Samuel de Champlain
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the 1st English colony in America named in honor of King James of England. Survived by growing tobacco
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Jamestown
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Leader of Jamestown who saved the Colony from starvation by tradeing with Indians and planting crops
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John Smith
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an agreement among the Pilgrims saying that the laws of the new colony would be fair and equal. The 1st idea of self-governing in America
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Mayflower Compact
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people who objected to belief in the Church of England and in 1620 came to America on the ship Mayflower, for religious freedom
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Pilgrims
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The Pilgrims settled Plymouth in Massachussets in November 1620. They survived with help from the Native Americans by: growing corn, hunting turkey & deer, and fishing. Half the pilgrims died the first year.
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Plymouth Colony
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A colony of Puritans settled this area for religious freedom in Boston. There laws were strict and only they could vote
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Massachussetts Bay Colony
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A religious group from England who wanted to "purify" the Church of England
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Puritans
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Using leeches or needles to drain blood from the sick to balance the bodies humors
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bloodletting
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French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed land which is now Canada for France in 1534
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Jaques Cartier
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French explorer who sailed up the St. Lawrence River and founded the city of Quebec. They sought fur trade and treated Indians humanely
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Samuel de Champlain
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the 1st English colony in America named in honor of King James of England. Survived by growing tobacco
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Jamestown
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Leader of Jamestown who saved the Colony from starvation by tradeing with Indians and planting crops
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John Smith
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an agreement among the Pilgrims saying that the laws of the new colony would be fair and equal. The 1st idea of self-governing in America
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Mayflower Compact
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people who objected to belief in the Church of England and in 1620 came to America on the ship Mayflower, for religious freedom
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Pilgrims
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The Pilgrims settled Plymouth in Massachussets in November 1620. They survived with help from the Native Americans by: growing corn, hunting turkey & deer, and fishing. Half the pilgrims died the first year.
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Plymouth Colony
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A colony of Puritans settled this area for religious freedom in Boston. There laws were strict and only they could vote
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Massachussetts Bay Colony
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A religious group from England who wanted to "purify" the Church of England
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Puritans
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Using leeches or needles to drain blood from the sick to balance the bodies humors
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bloodletting
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Colonial women grew special plants called Herbs to use as medicines; learned cures from the native americans
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herbal medicines
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Regional division of colonies consisting of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticutt and New Hampshire
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New England Colonies
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Regional division of colonies consisting of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Delaware
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Middle Colonies
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Regional division of colonies consisting of Virginia, Maryland, The Carolinas & Georgia
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Southern Colonies
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A Puritan woman living in the MBC who did not agree with all the beliefs of the Puritan Ministers. She tried of heresy, found guilty & forced out of the colony. She & Roger Williams settled a new colony called Rhode Island.
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Anne Hutchinson
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In 1609, an English explorer who was paid by the Dutch to sail up a river and claim both sides calling it New Netherlands. A major town was established called New Amsterdam (New York)
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Henry Hudson
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In 1664, the English captured New Netherlands from the Dutch, breaking it into the colonies of New York and New Jersey.
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New Netherlands
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An English General who established Georgia as the 13th colony to give a home to "Debtors" allowing them to leave jail and start anew in America
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James Oglethorpe
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Leader of the Quakers who asked the king to settle the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681.
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William Penn
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Religious group who settled in Pennsylvania and believed in treating all people fairly, were pacivists, against slavery and befriended the native americans
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Quakers
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English King who James Oglethorpe named Georgia after in 1733 as the 13th colony.
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King George II
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A colony started by Swedish settlements that came under English control of William Penn in 1704
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Delaware
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In 1636, a minister from Massachussets led a group of people away from Puritan leadership to set up the colony of Connecticut / "long river place"
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Thomas Hooker
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