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22 Cards in this Set
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Christopher columbus |
Italian born explorer who thought he had arrived off the coast of Asia rather than on unknown continents. |
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Anglo-Powhatan wars |
Native American conflict between the tribe in James river region of Virginia and Jamestown colonists. |
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Bacons rebellion |
Poor former indentured servants and frontiersmen led rampage against native Americans and the colonial governmnet |
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Zeneger |
Tried in a case that established the precedent that true statements about public officials could not be prosecuted as libel: protection of 1st amendment rights. |
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Hernan Cortez |
Defeated montezuma and destroyed the Aztec empire, with the help of small pox. |
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John Calvin |
Preached that God is all-knowing in the idea of predestination |
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Ferdinand magellan |
Started out from Spain in 1519, was killed in the Philippines, but his crew returned to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe. |
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George washington |
Military aid of British General Braddock and defender of the frontier after Braddock's defeat in the French and Indian war. |
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John Winthrop |
Promoter of Massachusetts Bay as a holy "city on a hill". |
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Jonathon edwards |
New England theologian who instigated the Great Awakening. |
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John smith |
27-year old organizer of Jamestown who led raids against the native Americans in the region. |
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William Penn |
Quaker who founded the most tolerant and democratic of the middle colonies. |
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Sir Walter Raleigh |
He founded the colony of Roanoke, although it disappeared in the 1580s. |
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Protestant reformation |
Sixteenth century religious reform movement started by Martin Luther. |
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Salem witch Trials |
Late 17th century event that inflamed popular feelings, led to 20 deaths, and weakened the Puritan clergy's prestige. |
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Fort Duquesne |
Strategic French post in the Ohio Valley |
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Triangle Trade |
Resulted in the exchange of slaves, sugar and rum between New England, the West Indies, and Africa. |
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Jamestown |
Site where the Virginia company settlers planted the first permanent English colony in 1607 |
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Head wright system |
Granted 50 acres of land to farmers and landowners who paid for the passage of indentured servants. |
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Glorious Revolution |
English revolt that inspired the overthrow of the dominion of New England in America. |
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St. Augustine |
Founded in 1565, the oldest inhabited European settlement in US territory |
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Mayflower compact |
1620 shipboard agreement by pilgrims to establish a political body of self- government. |
