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Details Title: AHSGE History Description: I-1: America's exploration, development, & divergence Total Flash Cards: 17 Created: 01/14/2005 06:45:33	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term What was the first English colony? (later failed) I-1 Definition Roanoke Term What disease nearly wiped out the Native American Population during the colonial period? I-1 Definition Smallpox Term What is the name of the economic system that governed the colonies? (based on the idea that power is measured by colonies) I-1 Definition Mercantilism Term What conquistador explored the southeastern part of what is now the United States? I-1 Definition De Soto Term This was the first representative government in North America. I-1 Definition House of Burgesses Term Who was the founder of the Protestant Reformation? I-1 Definition Martin Luther Term Give the name of the 1st permanent English colony in North America. I-1 Definition Jamestown Term This term means "rebirth". A time where people rediscovered ancient knowledge. I-1 Definition Renaissance Term This Italian explorer finds America by accident in 1492. I-1 Definition Christopher Columbus Term What is the name for the battles fought in the Middle Ages to take the Holy Land away from the Muslims? I-1 Definition Crusades Term This is the name for the Trade Route in which rum was exchanged for slaves. I-1 Definition Triangular Trade Term This Portugese explorer helped to make better ships and ocean technology. I-1 Definition Prince Henry of Portugal Term This explorer was looking for the Fountain of Youth in Florida. I-1 Definition Ponce de Leon Term Another name for the mixing of European cultures, diseases, etc. after Europe discovered America. I-1 Definition Columbian Exchange Term This was the name given to the Spanish Explorers. I-1 Definition conquistadors Term The first European settlement in North America. I-1 Definition St. Augustine Term This type of business is a private company that sold shares to its investors in the colonial period. I-1 Definition joint-stock company