Va & Us History

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Columbian Exchange

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exchange of items, goods, crops, animals, ideas, religion and diseases between the “old world” and “new world” following the European exploration of the Americas

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Covenant Community

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Members of a group agree to follow a set of rules and live for the betterment of the whole group. Established in Massachusetts Bay by the Mayflower Compact

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Direct Democracy

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Form of democracy where each eligible voter votes on issues. Established as a way of making decisions in the New England Colonies through twon hall meetings. Known as “Athenian Democracy”

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Dissenter

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An individual who was cast out of Massachussets for disagreeing with the Puritan Church. Rhode Island and Connecticut were founded by dissenters

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Indentured Servant

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Individual who works for 7-10 years in order to pay off their debt

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Mayflower Compact

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First written Constitution in the Americas. Written by the Pilgrims in 1620. Set up a covenant community

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Middle Passage

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Section of the triangle trade from Africa to the Americas bringing slaves as a source of plantation labor

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Representative Democracy

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Democracy where voters choose individuals to represent and vote for them. Established in the mid-Atlantic and southern colonies to make political decisions. VA House of Burgesses first legislative assembly in the Americas

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Subsistence Farming

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growing enough food to survive but not enough to sell and make a profit. New England region

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Triangle Trade

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Trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

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Christopher Columbus

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spain, carribean: island of hispaniola

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Ferdinand Magellan

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spain,circumnavigation of the earth

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francisco pizarro

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spain, conquered the inca empire

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jacques cartier

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france, st. lawrence river

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herman cortez

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spanish, conqured the aztec empire

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sir francis drake

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england, circumnavigated the globe, defeated the spanish armada

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vasco de balboa

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spanish , modern day panana, pacific ocean

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ponce de leon

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spain, modern day florida

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hernando de soto

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spain, modern day south eastern U.S, mississippi river

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francisco coronado

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spain, modern day southwest U.S.

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samuel de champlain

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france, st. lawrence river