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us history unit 1
apush unit 1
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History
11th Grade
10/09/2009

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treaty of tordesillas(3)
Definition
this treaty redefined the demarcation line of the colonization in the new world(1)and gave Portugal all lands to the east(1) and Spain all lands to the west(1)
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mercantilism (4)
Definition
economic theory(1) that was based upon all existing colonies strengthen mother country(1) theory was prevalent(widespread/commonly used) in the new world (1) and caused discontent among american businessmen and traders(1)
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Jamestown (2)
Definition
the first successful english colony in the new world(1) highly successful due to the tobacco crop(1)
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headright system (2)
Definition
system that offered settlers 50 to 100 acres of land(1) if they paid their own way to the new world(1)
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indentured servant (3)
Definition
worked for a sponsor(1) for a specified amount of time(1) in exchange for payment for his/her trip to the new world(1)
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roger Williams (3)
Definition
dissident (disagreeing) who questioned puritan beliefs (1) and began his own colony in Rhode Island(1) believed in the separation of church and state(1)
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middle passage (2)
Definition
journey of black slaves across the Atlantic (1) in horrid conditions(1)
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Anne Hutchinson (3)
Definition
dissident who taught things contrary(opposite) to the puritan religion and was banished(1) she later settled in Rhode island(1) and was killed by Indians when migrating further west(1)
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Calvinism (3)
Definition
religious movement in England based on the teachings of john Calvin (1) called for the separation from the church of England (1) and whose main belief was in the theory of predestination(fate/destination) (1)
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Thomas hooker (2)
Definition
founded colony in Connecticut(1) where the first written constitution was recorded (the fundamental orders of Connecticut)(1)
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Quakers (4)
Definition
society of friends(1) that believed one should look for their "inner light" for guidance(1) and not through religious training(1) they practiced religious toleration in Pennsylvania(1)
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puritans (3)
Definition
religious group(1) that believed in the purification of the church of England from Catholicism (1) and dominated colonial life in Massachusetts(1)
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pilgrims(2)
Definition
radical puritan separatists(1) who settled in Plymouth colony (1)
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king philip's war (3)
Definition
war between the English colonists and Indians (1) as a result of growing animosity (hatred) and hostility (unfriendliness) between the two groups (1). casualty rates were high for both sides(1)
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