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Settlement of colonies
Chapter 5
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History
5th Grade
12/02/2009

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haciendas
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large areas of land owned by the Spanish. Many people lived and worked on these. Some Native Americans were forced to work here.
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What did the priests and friars work for in New Spain
Definition
they tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity
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Who did the Pueblo people rebel against?
Definition
the Spanish
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Why did the Pueblo people rebel against the Spanish
Definition
They wanted to practice their own religion
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Name 3 things you know about John White
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He helped settle Roanoke. He left and returned 3 years later to find no people left in the settlement. He made drawings of the Algonquins.
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Why was the Virginia company started?
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to make profits for London merchants who invested int he company.
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What crop made the Virginia company wealthy?
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tobacco
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Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
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to practice their religion
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What was the goal of the Massachusetts Bay colony
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To create a religious community that would be a model for others.
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Who was John Winthrop and what did he do?
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He planned the settlement of Boston and helped govern it for many years.
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How did French colonists make a living?
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trapping and trading fur
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F colonists want to convert Native Americans to Christianity?
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Yes, like the Spanish
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Did the French colonists want to convert the Native Americans to Christianity?
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yes, just like the Spanish
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What did the Dutch West India Company give to wealthy men?
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Lots of land
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Why did the Dutch encourage many people to settle in New Amsterdam?
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The Dutch wanted the colony to grow quickly.
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What is a charter?
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An official document that gave a company the right to organize a settlement in North America
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patron
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a wealthy man who could afford to bring people and supplies to settle land in North American
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colony
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a settlement ruled by a distand country.
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viceroy
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a person sent to a colony by a king to rule in his place
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investment
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when somoene gives money to a company in return for stock.
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Mayflower Compact
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It had rules to govern the new settlement
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Primary source
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contains personal records
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secondary source
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summarizes events form others but does not have any personal observations.
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