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Early Explorers Flashcards

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Who was Henry the 7th?

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A Mediterranean neighbor

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What did Christopher Columbus think he found when he found the Carribbean?

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Asia

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Who did Giovanni Caboto sail with on the Matthew?

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John Cabot

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What did Giovanni Caboto and John Cabot find?

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New Found Land

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By what year did Newfoundland become a be on for the English?

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1500

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Who did Cartier kidnap?

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The Iroquois chief and his sons

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How many people got scurvy and how many died?

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All 110 got scurvy but only 25 died

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What did Cartier trade furs for?

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Knives and iron goods

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What did Cartier find the he thought was gold and diamonds?

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Quartz and pyright

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9
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What kind of fish brought everyone to Newfoundland?

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Cod

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10
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Who was Lied Erikson?

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A Viking explorer

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11
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What did Leif Erikson find?

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L’Anse aux Meadows

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12
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Who were the Beothuks?

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Newfoundland First Nations

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13
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What was spices equal to?

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Wealth

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14
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Christopher Columbus arrived in North America and thought he arrived in_____

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India

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15
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What was John Cabots real name?

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Giovanni Cabato

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16
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What was John Cabots nationality?

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Italian

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17
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Did John Cabot have an Italian name or English name?

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English

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18
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Who was the English king?

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Henry the 7th (VII)

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19
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What was so abundant in Newfoundland?

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Cod fish

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20
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Where did Jacques Cartier sail to?

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France

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21
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When did Jacques Cartier leave St.Malo?

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1534

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22
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Where did Jacques Cartier leave to when he left St.Malo?

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Northwest Passage

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23
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What was wealthy in Asia?

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Spices

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24
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Who did Jacques Cartier discover?

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Stadaconna First Nation peoples

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25
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Where did Samuel de Champlain settle in 1604/05?

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Port Royal

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Where did Samuel de Champlain settle in 1608?

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Quebec City

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27
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In 1615 Champlain explored what river to Huronia?

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St. Lawrence

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28
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What did Champlain make a deal with the Huron for?

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Furs

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29
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In exchange for furs the French helped the Huron against who?

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The Iroquois

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30
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What year did Jesuit priests arrive in New France?

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1625

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31
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Why the Jesuit priests go to New France?

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To spread Christianity (Catholicism) to the First Nation peoples

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The Company of 100 Associates took control of what in 1627?

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The fur trade in New France

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33
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Who arrived in New France in 1639?

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Ursaline Nuns

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34
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When did the Jesuits build missions in Huronia?

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1640s

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35
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In 1642 where was a catholic settlement established?

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Montreal

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36
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1635-40 what killed almost half the Huron people?

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A disease

37
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In 1648/49 what killed Huron people?

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An Iroquois attack

38
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What made English return from attacking Acadia in 1654/55?

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A war treaty

39
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What made the Company of 100 associates lose control of the fur trade in 1657?

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Went so far in debt, went bankrupt

40
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What year did the Iroquois block all fur trade?

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1658

41
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What year did King Louis XIV take complete control of New France?

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1663

42
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What did King Louis XIV make New France?

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A royal colony

43
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King Louis XIV installed what as a king representative?

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A governor

44
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What did King Louis XIV install as an administrator?

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An intendant

45
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What did King Louis XIV install as a person responsible for all religious affairs?

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A Bishop

46
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Who is included in the Sovereign Council?

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A governor, a bishop, and an intendant

47
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What was New France like?

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An absolute monarchy

48
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What was New France’s structure?

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An hierarchical structure

49
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Since the King couldn’t be in 2 places at once who would be appointed?

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Governor General

50
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Who was the Governor General?

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A symbol/representative of the Kings power

51
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What was the highest official ranking in New France?

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Governor General

52
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What was the main job of a Governor General?

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To make important decisions about the colony especially defense

53
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Who was the bishop?

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The representative from the Roman Catholic Church

54
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Who did the bishop rule?

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Priests and nuns

55
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What was the bishop in charge of?

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Missionaries, churches, hospitals and schools

56
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What was an intendant similar to?

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A police man

57
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What was the job of the intendant?

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To inform the king of what was happening in New France and ensure the people were getting along

58
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What did the intendant control?

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The day to day running of the colony

59
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Were many women needed in New France? Why?

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No, they were not needed for the fur trade

60
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Who wanted to increase the population of New France?

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Louis XIV

61
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What was a dowry?

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Money and goods

62
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Who was offered a dowry?

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Those marrying young and people who are having more than 10 children

63
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Who were the first women to come to New France?

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Nuns

64
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What were women important for?

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The family business

65
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Did women have legal rights?

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No

66
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What were a women’s choices to be outside of the family?

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A nun or a slave/servant/labourer

67
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What were the 3 basic groups/rankings for women?

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Nobles(seigneurs wife)
Nuns
Salves

68
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What did filles du roi translate into English?

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Daughters of the King

69
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Who decided to pay young woman to increase population?

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King Louis XIV and Jean Talon

70
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What could merchants, ship captains, or other officials paid 10 livves (10 dollars) to bring back to New France?

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Women

71
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1663-65 how old were the women brought over to increase population?

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12-45

72
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1670 how old were the women brought over to increase population?

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16-40

73
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Where did the fighting of the 7 years war break out?

A

Ohio valley

74
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What direction were English consultants big allowed to travel?

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West

75
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Where did many Acadians have to move?

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France or French Louisiana

76
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Who was captured by James Wolfe in 1758?

A

Louisberg

77
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What did Wolfe threaten to destroy if wasn’t used properly?

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Farms

78
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In 1760 what was taken by the English?

A

Montreal

79
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In 1763 the treaty of _____ was signed by New France

A

Paris

80
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What is L’anse aux meadows?

A

An archeological site that represents a failed Viking colony of Norse adventures from Iceland, located in Newfoundland, Canada

81
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When was L’anse aux meadows discovered?

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1960

82
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Who were the archaeologists that discovered L’anse aux meadows?

A

W. A. Munn

83
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What did they use to search for evidence of Viking landing in North America?

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Medieval Vinland Sagas

84
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Why did the Ingstad’s call their discovery “jellyfish cove”?

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A reference to the stinging jellyfish found in the bay

85
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Name the two medieval Icelandic manuscripts pored over by W. A. Munn?

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“The Greenlander Saga” and “Erik’s Saga”

86
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Why did W. A. Munn believe that “Vinland” did not refer to grapes?

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Because grapes did not grow in Newfoundland

87
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How long was Leif’s colony in Vinland?

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3 years

88
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Why did Leif’s colony leave Vinland?

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Because the local Native Americans had turned to warfare

89
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Who were the Skarelings?

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A word Norse settlers of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic have to their direct competition

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