Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Samuel de Champlain
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- Founded Quebec
- 1st permanent settlement
- Known as “Father of New France”
2
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John Cabot
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- 1st modern European to set foot on North America
- Sailed for England
3
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Francis Drake
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- Known as the “Master Thief”
- Claims California for England
- Returns to England and is knighted and becomes Sir Francis Drake
4
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Jamestown
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- 1st permanent English settlement in the New World
- Very hostile living conditions (infested by malaria, contaminated water, lazy people)
5
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Pocahontas
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- 18 years old marries John Rolfe, becomes a Christian, later is baptized and changes her name to Rebecca and has a son named Thomas
- Goes to England with John Rolfe to show great relations
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John Rolfe
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- Introduces high grade tobacco that the colonists grow, becomes popular in England
- Tobacco: 1st cash crop from the New World
7
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Indentured Servants
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- Men and women who sold their labor for 3-6 years to the person who paid for their passage to the New World
8
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House of Burgesses
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- 1st representative assembly in the colonies
9
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Mayflower Compact
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- Document signed by 41 men before leaving the boat
- A form of civil government to submit to the will of the majority
10
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William Bradford
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- Wrote the 1st American history book: History of the Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647
11
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1st Thanksgiving
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- Give thanks to God for the harvest and his faithfulness
- Abe Lincoln made it an official holiday
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 4th Thursday in November 1939
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Priest Junipero Serra
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- Missionary in Mexico who walked literally everywhere he went
- Founded 1st mission in San Diego and eventually was known as the father of the California missions
