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AHSGE History
I-1: America's exploration, development, & divergence
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01/14/2005

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What was the first English colony? (later failed)
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Roanoke
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What disease nearly wiped out the Native American Population during the colonial period?
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Smallpox
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What is the name of the economic system that governed the colonies?
(based on the idea that power is measured by colonies)
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Mercantilism
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What conquistador explored the southeastern part of what is now the United States?
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De Soto
Term
This was the first representative government in North America.
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House of Burgesses
Term
Who was the founder of the Protestant Reformation?
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Martin Luther
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Give the name of the 1st permanent English colony in North America.
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Jamestown
Term
This term means "rebirth". A time where people rediscovered ancient knowledge.
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Renaissance
Term
This Italian explorer finds America by accident in 1492.
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Christopher Columbus
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What is the name for the battles fought in the Middle Ages to take the Holy Land away from the Muslims?
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Crusades
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This is the name for the Trade Route in which rum was exchanged for slaves.
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Triangular Trade
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This Portugese explorer helped to make better ships and ocean technology.
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Prince Henry of Portugal
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This explorer was looking for the Fountain of Youth in Florida.
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Ponce de Leon
Term
Another name for the mixing of European cultures, diseases, etc. after Europe discovered America.
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Columbian Exchange
Term
This was the name given to the Spanish Explorers.
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conquistadors
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The first European settlement in North America.
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St. Augustine
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This type of business is a private company that sold shares to its investors in the colonial period.
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joint-stock company
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