History Flashcards
Marco Polo
as a young boy he helped his uncle in his trading business. When he got older, he sailed to Asia. There he wrote a book describing and encouraging others about his adventures
Leif Ericson
A Norse explorer from England, and he was the first European to find america and Greenland Even before Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
A merchant and voyager, he was convinced that there was a new continent discovered He voyaged to the “New World” and it was named after him
Hernando Cortez
Conquistador who led an expedition which led to the fall of the great Indian Aztec tribe
Francisco Pizarro
Conquistador who led an expedition which led to the fall of the great Indian Inca tribe
Ferdinand Magellan
An explorer and navigator who proved one could sail all the way around the world
John Smith
Crucial role to founding Jamestown. He also helped the Indians with the cold winters.
Sam Adams
Born in Boston. Later became a politician of MA. He was a founding father and helped with the American Revolution
Thomas Paine
He wrote the pamphlet “The Crisis”. Which stirred up the colonists about there “freedom”
Thomas Jefferson
Founding father, and he helped write the Dec. of Indep. Crucial rile in helping to become free from England
Alexander Hamilton
called for a bigger meeting to talk over if America was going to become federal or National
Proprietary Colonies
Virginia, Georgia, North/South Carolina, Pennsylvania, MA, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. (Colonies that were founded to have self-government)
Mercantilism
wealth was made through the land. Made sure the land they owned was wealthy
Indentured Servant
Servant who agreed to serve for certain amount of time. When time is over freed
Privateer
A pirate that had permission to go attack the enemy
N. America vs. S. America
The south American Indians including Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs are more advanced the northern Indians
