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17 Cards in this Set
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The period of time before written records.
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Pre- History
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What was Beringia ?
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Land Bridge 65 miles wide Asia to Alaska
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Who Were the First Americans ?
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Asians Crossed the Beringia
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What Happened Around 1000 A.D. ? How ?
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Vikiings Arrived. Via the Stepping Stone Method. Since Boats were to small to be seaworthy.
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Who was the leader Of the Vikings ? What was the original name of New Jersey ?
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Leif Ericson, Vinland
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Name and Explain the 4 revolutions that occurred in the middle ages.
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1.Political (rise of the nation state
2.Spain - England - France - Portugal – Netherlands. Established colonial empires. 3.Economic Revolution 4.Religious - |
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Name 2 explorers from spain that took the lead in exploration ?
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Columbus, Cabesa de vaca
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Name 2 explorers from France that took the lead in exploration ?
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Champlain, Lasalle
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Who is LaSalle ?
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La Salle – Born 1643 Rouen France Led the only known attempt to establish a french colony.
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What was the Columbian Exchange ?
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describes the interchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the Americas following Columbus's arrival in the Caribbean in 1492.
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What Nations established colonies in north america ? where were they located ?
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France - Ohio, St Lawrence, Mississippi
Spain - Florida, Texas, Gulf Cities. England - virg, maryland, mass,new york |
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Established by the pope, it divided up what ?
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Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the New World
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what were the 4 major reasons for the english colonies ?
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1.Economics - Raw Materials Timber Fish & Tobacco
2.Religious - People wanted to break away from what they beleived to be a corrupt church 3.Premogeniture - tradition that left all land and royalties to the eldest son made siblings come here to get land 4. Safety valve - an escape for those who didnt like it where they were. |
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Which 2 Nations Battled for control of North America ? What was the name given to this conflict ? what battle led to the final result ?
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France Vs. England for dominance of NA Specifically the Ohio Valley. Carried over to Western Europe and was called the 7 years war, Pax Brittania, Became WWI & WWII. Ended by the Battle of Quebec & the treaty of paris in 1763.
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what were the final terms of the french and indian war ?
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1.France Withdrew – Kept Haiti (Irrelevent)
2.Spain Lost Florida to the Brittish 3.French gave Spain Louisiana 4.Mississippi becomes the western boundry. |
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who wrote the epic poem evangeline ?
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Henry wadsworth Longfellow.
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what is the anatomy of a revolution ? what is needed ?
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1.Advocates 2. Condusive Environment 3. Propaganda
4. Rationale |
