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Discovery of a New World

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what was the typical appearance for an European man?

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  • pale, hairy face
  • dark, heavy clothes
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“The Master Thief”

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Sir Francis Drake

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3
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passed laws for the good of colonies

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representative government in America

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who had tension in the 1500s?

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England and Spain

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Frenchman who explored the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes Region

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Samuel de Champlain

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what was the first attempt’s outcome to settle in America for the English?

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they failed. There were Indian attacks, famine, and poor leadership

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helped Jamestown survive

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John Smith

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8
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worked with white servants

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indentured servants

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9
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who colonized Mexico in ____

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Spanish; 1519

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What was another reason that caused tension between Spain and England?

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religion

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who discovered the MS River and died there in what year?

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Hernando Soto; 1539

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belief that the spirits ruled the events of nature and that angry spirits make nature unstable. Indians felt as though they were “related” to it

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Animism

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what did the French trade for?

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  • trading tools
  • clothes
  • axes
  • pots for animal skin
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who were allowed to settle in French colonies

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Roman Catholics and Huguenots

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developed systems of writing and mathematics; studied stars and planets

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Mayas

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what were some problems in the settlement of Jamestown?

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foot shortage and diseases from impurity in water

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18
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first European to see the Grand Canyon

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Francisco Vásquez de Cornado

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son of Eric the Red

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Leif Ericson

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20
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his crew found St. Augustine, FL

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Hernando de Soto

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who did Columbus turn to when _______ would not fund his expedition?

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Portugual; Spain (their rival)

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In the East, had permanent villages, able to hunt, fish, and plant

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woodlands

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23
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Produced fine metalwork, textiles, and pottery

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Incas

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What did Columbus name the piece of land he found on October 12, 1492, and what did it mean?

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San Salvador (Holy Savior)

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is now Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. People who lived here earmed the deserts, gathered wild plants, and hunted small animals. It also had many architects and masons

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Southwest

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arrived to U.S. in 1513

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Jaun Ponce de León

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27
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the first permanent colony that English settled 20 years after the lost colony

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Jamestown

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What was the result of the European’s exploration?

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They spread diseases such as smallpox and measles to the Indians causing whole tribes to be wiped out

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oldest permanent city in the U.S.

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St. Augustine

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30
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was looking for the fountain of youth

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Jaun Ponce de León

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31
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made the invincible Armada

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Phillip II

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32
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describe the Indian Religion

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  • their religious belief were central to Indian culture
  • most of them believed in spirits
  • practiced Animism
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what did the Incas produce?

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  • fine metalwork
  • textiles
  • pottery
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called the Indian people “Indians” because he believed he had found the East Indies

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Christopher Columbus

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founded the first English colony Jamestown inn 1607

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John Smith

36
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had heard stories and believed in great spirits who would visit them across the seas

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Indians

37
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was the first European to see the U.S. in what year?

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Jaun Ponce de León; 1513

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What was the name of the three ships that was taken on the expedition?

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  • Niña
  • Pinta
  • Santa Maria
39
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they gained passage to the new world, but had to repay their debts or learn a trade (4-7 yrs.) in order to earn ___ acres of land

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indentured servants; 50

40
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Columbus introduced the Europeans to what world?

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The New World. America

41
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what did Indians believe ships were?

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floating islands

42
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Name two of the Mayas’ accomplishments and what they studied.

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  • developed systems of writing
  • developed mathematics
  • studied stars and planets
43
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what religion did Spain and England mainly practice?

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Spain - Catholic
England - Protestantism

44
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organized expeditions off the coast of North Carolina (Roanoke Island)

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Sir Walter Raleigh

45
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discovered the St. Lawrence River

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Jacques Cartier

46
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How did the Europeans and Indians manage to get along?

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they learned to trade with each other for valuable or wanted items

47
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What were the Europeans opinions about the Indians?

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  • they thought Indians wild people
  • wore very little clothing
  • did not look like hard workers
48
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people who lived here had permanent villages and had plenty of water to get food from. They had totem poles

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West Coast

49
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first Englishman to circle the Earth

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Sir Francis Drake

50
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settled up and down major rivers

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French

51
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Problems with who kept the English at home?

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the Spanish

52
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people who are constantly on the move in search of game and wild plants

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Nomadies

53
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What was the problem with Columbus trying to teach the native Americans about Christ?

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Columbus lacked understanding of the gospel and took the Indians as slaves as an attempt to teach them about the Lord

54
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name some states that the Spanish conquered

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  • Florida
  • Texas
  • the American Southwest
55
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sent 150 ships to England in _____ in which half of the ships returned. the 1/2 of the other half was destroyed by the English and the other 1/2 of that half was destroyed by a storm

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Phillip II: 1588

56
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claimed the MS River

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Robert de La Salle

57
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“Father of New French”

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Samuel de Champlain

58
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what was the time period of starving time, and how many people survived?

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1609-1610 winter; 60/600 survived

59
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first Italian explorer to realize and offer proof that the land was not Orient (West Indies)

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Amerigo Vespucci

60
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what was the outcome of the second’s attempt for the English to settle in America

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They were successful. John White was in charge. He left for three years then returned. The colony was gone

61
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lived near Jamestown

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Powhatan Indians

62
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when did the first two women arrive to Jamestown? How many years later did more arrive?

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1608; eleven years later, in 1619

63
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What were Spain, France, and England focusing on in the new world?

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Spanish - mining
French - fur trade market
British - developing claims in America

64
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name the reasons for English colonizations

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  • economics
  • political
  • religion
  • personal gains
  • stopping Catholicism practices
65
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most famous sea dog

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Sir Francis Drake

66
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founded Vinland

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Leif Ericson

67
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English sea captains, pirates

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sea dogs

68
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depicted important things (were carved)

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totem poles

69
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people who lived here hunted buffalos, used horses, were nomadic, and lived in tepees

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plains

70
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made the rule: if you don’t work, you don’t eat

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John Smith

71
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English nobleman and favorite of the queen

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Sir Walter Raleigh

72
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name three Central and South American Indian tribes and where they resided.

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  • Mayas (northern Mexico)
  • Aztecs (central Mexico)
  • Incas (Peru)
73
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found mineral treasures

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conquistadors

74
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arrived in the Bahamas in 1492

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Christopher Columbus

75
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do people know for sure how the first Americans got to North America and South America

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No, but it is assumed that they arrived after the events of the Tower of Babel

76
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What was the reason for exploration?

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  • spices
  • silk
  • porcelain
  • gems
  • precious metals
  • profits
77
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Name the five Indian regions in NA

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  • woodlands
  • plains
  • west coast
  • plateau/Great Basin
  • southwest
78
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built a fort which was later turned into Quebec

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Samuel de Champlain

79
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when was the first legalized enslavement and where did it take place?

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1641; Massachusetts

80
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people who lived in tepees or brush shelters and hunted buffalos, they had harsh climates so they couldn’t farm. They had to rely on wildcats, berries, and hunted animals

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Great Basin and plateau

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