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7th Grade History Ch. 3
7th Grade History Ch. 3
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History
7th Grade
09/29/2014

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Important people to know
Definition

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

John Rolfe

Pilgrims

Massasoit

William Penn

Eliza Lucas

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English settle Roanoke Island
Definition
1587
Term
Mayflower Compact signed
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1620
Term
Marquette and Joliet explore Mississippi River
Definition
1673
Term
The French founded the city of New Orleans
Definition
1718
Term
Father Serra established the mission of San Diego
Definition
1769
Term
Roanoke was _________ last attemp to establish a colony.
Definition
Sir Walter Raleigh
Term
In the early 1620's, the _________ faced financial troubles.
Definition
Virginia Company
Term
The __________ came to America to put their religions to practice.
Definition
Puritans
Term
__________ helped the settlers adopt to the land.
Definition
Native Americans
Term
The southern most part of Pennsylvania was called the _____________.
Definition
Three Lower Countries
Term
________, a blue flowering plant, was used to dye textiles.
Definition
Indigo
Term
Many enslaved Africans who arrived in the Carolinas worked in the _____________.
Definition
rice fields
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Why did settlers choose a peninsula on which to build Jamestown?
Definition
It was easier to protect.
Term
What is important about the year 1607?
Definition
Jamestown the first permant English colony was established.
Term
_________ boasted an excellent harbor and thriving river trade.
Definition
New Netherland
Term
Why was there a high demand for slave labor in the Carolinas?
Definition
Labor intensive crops were grown in the Carolinas.
Term
Describe the relationship between the French and the Native Americans?
Definition
The French respected the Native Americans, they did not take their land, but lived and traded with them.
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Why did Spain send missionaries to the Pacific coast and the Southwest?
Definition
To convert Native Americans into Christanity and to claim land for Spain.
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