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20 Cards in this Set
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land bridge (Berengia) connected...
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Siberia and Alaska
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Marco Polo
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traveled for 17 years
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mercantilism
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"colonies exist for good mother country"
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Roanoke
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"the lost colony"
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John Smith
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governer of Jamestown
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Plymouth, Mass.
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pilgrams
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Jamestown
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first successful colony
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John Rolfe
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saved Jamestown with tobacco crop
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Mayflower Compact
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agreement to make laws and meet periodically; 1st participatory gov't
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Mass.
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puritans; settlers vote
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Rhode Island and Roger Williams
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freedom
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Pennsylvania
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quakers--society of friends
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Georgia and James Oglethorpe
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buffer coloney--slowed down spanish
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Navigation Acts
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-all colonial trade MUST be done on Eng. ships
-colonists must import ONLY from England -certain colonial cash crops MUST go to Eng. |
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The Middle Passage
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journey for slave boats from Africa to America (slaves, gold, rum)
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Great Awakening
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people had turned away from God, preachers came in to try to revive Christianity
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better name for "French and Indian War"
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French and Native american vs. the Britich and Native American
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Ben Franklin
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-feared French power, desired unity
-THE ALBANY OF UNION (seed of union) |
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Pontiacs Rebellion
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Ottawa Chief Pontiac led attacks in Ohio Terr.
-British scared |
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Sugar Act
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3 penny per gallon tax on molasses imports
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