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Ribault

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France; built Charles-fort, left his men, they resorted to cannibalism.

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Pizzaro

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Spain; conquistador that attacked the Incas in 1532

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Pizzaro

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Spain; conquistador that attacked the Incas in 1532

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De Soto

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Spain; first person to see interior of SC.

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Ribault

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France; built Charles-fort, left his men, they resorted to cannibalism.

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Juan Pardo

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Spain; built San Filipe and San Marcos (st. elena).

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St. Augustine

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founded by Spain; oldest U.S. city, stood for 10 years (a decade).

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Columbus

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Discovered the New World (North and South America).

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Gordillo

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Spain; first sights South Carolina (SC)

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Allyon

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Spain; built San Miguel De Gualdape (failed spanish settlement village)

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Verrazano

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France; gives France a claim to part of the New World (the part he claimed was down by Myrtle Beach).

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Jamestown, Virginia

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First successful English settlement

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Cortez

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Spain; Landed with the Aztecs in 1519. They thought Cortez and the Spaniards were gods.

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Huguenot

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French Protestant

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Colony

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A piece of land or group of people somewhere else but still governed by a bigger country (Mother Country).

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Join Stock Company

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Company who has a jointly owned stock and share holds.

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Persecution

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Hostility is based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and political beliefs.
Ex. (Holocaust, Japanese Internment Camps, and The Jim Crow Laws).

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Conquistador

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A SPANISH explorer/conqueror who explored and conquered new land in the name of SPAIN

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Cash Crop

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A crop is grown in surplus solely for money instead of food.

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Encomienda

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An agreement from the Spanish Crown that forced labor on Native Americans for the Spanish explorers

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Headright System

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Allowed Landowners to purchase 50 acres of land for every immigrant they sponsored.

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Charter

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a written grant by a country’s legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as a company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined.

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Indentured Servant

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Person who works for New World landowner for 7 years in exchange for land and rewards

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Separatists
Someone who supports the separation of a group like a certain religion from a larger body of that group.
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Who are the Paleo Indians??
Hunters and Gatherers- hunt big animals/gathers plants for food (10,000 B.C.). Used Projectile Points. NOT FARMERS!!!!
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What are Projectile Points??
sharp stones on the ends of sticks used for hunting.
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Who are the Archaic Indians??
Stayed in same place for longer, Hunted small animals bc big ones went bye-bye, had better tools, started pottery and paintings; (8,000- 2,000 B.C.)
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Who are the Woodland Indians??
Agriculture (dom of plants and animals), They farm, hunt, and gather, have a big population.
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Who are the Mississippian Indians??
Last prehistoric era, villages/mounds were common, hieroglyphics.
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What are mounds??
around 100 feet surrounded by palisades, Burial places, held celebrations.
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What are the three major tribes in SC??
Cherokee, Catawba, and Yemassee
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Where did the Cherokee live??
Blue Ridge and Upper Piedmont regions
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Where did the Catawba live??
Piedmont
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Where did the Yemassee live??
Coastal Zone Region
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What houses did the three major Native American tribes built and live in??
Cherokee - Wattle and Daub Catawba and Yemassee - Wigwams
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Where would you mostly find Native American Villages??
Near water sources, or birch tree forests (Not all the times but some of it).
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What was the main problem that cause war between Native Americans and Europeans??
Land Ownership. (NA's didn't believe in owning land so Europeans just came and took everything.)
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What are the three sisters??
Corn, Squash, and Pole Beans
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Absolutism
Complete control over everything given to monarchs.
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Hereditary Monarch
Crown passed down through the same family
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Divine Right
The belief that someone's will to rule came straight from god.
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The Protestant Reformation (The Big Split)
Split of the church into Eastern Orthodox and Catholic. Led by Martin Luther (not the same as Martin Luther King Jr. they are different people). Peeps questioned the stability of the church.
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King Louie XIV (14th)
Also called 'The Sun King' built the Palace of Versailles.
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Age of Enlightenment (1650s-1700s)
Thinkers believed that logic was a better guide than religion, faith, tradition, or superstition. (Head Is Greater Than Heart).
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Natural Law
thought to be applied to everyone and understood by reason. (How a reasonable, intelligent person would act).
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John Locke Says:
The purpose of the government is to serve the people. (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness).
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English Civil War
Power struggle between Parliament and The Monarchy.
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Magna Carta
Signed in 1215 to limit power of monarchs, 400 years later, Parliament changed the Divine Right rule.
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The Eleven Years Tyranny
King Charles 1 kept Parliament closed for eleven years. (Charles arrested 5 members of Parliament which made a war break out).
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Who was the "Lord Protector"??
Oliver Cromwell
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The Restoration
Life was harsh under Cromwell, because he was VERY strict about religion. After Cromwell died, Charles ll came back to the throne in 1660.
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What did King Charles ll do to Oliver Cromwell??
Cromwell was already dead, but Charles ll made his servants dig him back up, put him on trial, found him guilty, and executed Cromwell twice.
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What are the 3 G's??
Gold, Glory, and God. (The reason that explorers fought for the New World).
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What are the ESPNF Countries (The Big Five)
England, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, and France.
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Sailed in the name of Spain, took three boats and founded the New World in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
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The first Euro to explore SC and 'gave' Spain a claim to Sc in 1521
Gordillo
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Atahualpa
Native American leader that who was killed because he didn't want to convert to Christianity
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What are the three types of colonies in the New World??
Royal, Proprietary, and Self- Governing
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Proprietary Colonies
Under the control of an individual or small group of people that got this land from the kings and queens. (a biz)
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Royal Colonies
Under direct control of the king/queen.
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Self- Governing Colonies
Had really no rules, no governor picked by the King. (peeps run it).
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New England Colonies
Founded for religious freedom, but still strict religious rules. They lived 2x longer than people from more Southern parts of the New World because of weather/ climate.
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Pilgrims of Plymouth
First puritans and christian separatists. Landed in New England in 1620. Landed at Plymouth Rock
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Puritans of Massachusetts Bay
Developed the New World and established Democracy. They brought Charters and were more prepared than Pilgrims.
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Dissenter
People who disagreed with faith or beliefs
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Middle Colonies
Greatest diversity of people and religion, Mostly a biz, farming, trade, and industry. They formed the best relationships with Native Americans.
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The Bread Colonies
Founded for $$$, they prospered from good harbors and fertile land, they had a Democratic Government.
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The Quakers
Religious dissenters who promoted religious tolerance and Equality for All (a lot of Europeans came here first).
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Southern Colonies
Very warm with fertile soil and lots of natural resources. Fewer families because only young men living there at first, plantations, economics, cash crops and slavery. Not big on religion.

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