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| the first Spaniard to see the Pacific Ocean from Central America |
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| first recorded circumnavigation of the globe (Spain) |
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| conquered and claimed Mexico from the Aztecs, specifically |
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| conquered and claimed Peru from the Incas |
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| first European to explore the Mississippi River |
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| reached India by sailing around Africa |
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| America is named after him |
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| first ENGLISHMAN to circumnavigate the globe |
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| founders of the Roanoke Colony, which disappeared without a trace |
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| the leader of Plymouth Colony |
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| a Quaker, the founder of Pennsylvania |
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| the English drove the Dutch out of this colony |
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| The English defeated the French here at the end of the French and Indian War, gaining control of Canada and the lands east of the Mississippi River |
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| in general, this was the chief source of income for New England |
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| in the middle colonies, what, oats and barley were grown in such quantity that they were called this |
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| a concept that involves forming colonies in different parts of the world and benefiting the mother country financially |
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| indigo, rice, tobacco, and later cotton |
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| the main crops of the South |
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| learned about tobacco and turned it into a profitable industry |
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| immigrants received a certain amount of land depending on how many people they brought over with them |
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| occupations based on gaining things directly from nature |
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| in putting Charles II on the throne in the Stuart Restoration, the loyal farmers here were colonized in reward |
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Rhode Island
Roger Williams |
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the only colony with full freedom of religion
the founder of this colony |
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| founded by King Henry VIII as a way out of his marriage to Catharine of Aragon |
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Jonathan Edwards
George Whitfield |
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| the two main figures of the Great Awakening |
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| the conservative backlash to the Enlightenment |
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a dispute involving a group of disgruntled western indentured servants wanting Indian attack protection from wealthy easterners
they helped seal the fate of the slaves because it was found that indentured servants could not be trusted |
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St Augustine
Jamestown
Quebec
Santa Fe
Plymouth
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| the first five major settlements in future United States and Canada |
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| the ethnic group that moved farthest west and tended to be troublesome and rowdy |
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| slaves made connections between plantations in order to find family members and acquaint themselves with the residents of neighboring estates |
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| the belief that although there is a God, he leaves the world alone and is not present in everyday affairs |
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| the belief that all persons and creatures are part of God and will be reconciled to God |
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the freedom to create a new government and assemblies once colonies were given charters
was once a lax policy of Britain |
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| this stopped the policy of salutary neglect |
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| the first written agreement in American for self-government |
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| the settlers of most colonies voted for members of a legislature, which in turn determined the governor's salary |
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| the House of Burgesses was in this state |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| the first written Constitution in America |
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| New England Confederation |
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| a league of friendship between Connecticut, New Haven, Plymouth and Massachusetts |
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| the case involving this man sent a precedent that led to the establishment of freedom of the press |
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| controlled colonial commerce with England and other countries |
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| tried to stop colonization of the west by closing the land between the Alleghenies and the Mississippi to protect the Native Americans from exploitation by the settlers until treaties could be negotiated |
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| allowed British officials to enter any home to search for smuggled goods |
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| placed a tax on imported paper, lead, glass, tea and paint |
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| these were in retaliation for the Boston Tea Party: the port of Boston was closed, the council of Massachusetts would be appointed by the king, and Massachusetts colonists had to house British soldiers |
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| Summary View of the Rights of British America |
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| written by Thomas Jefferson, an early, peaceful plea for mercy from Britain |
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| in the first Continental Congress, all colonies except this one were represented |
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| the first battle of the Revolution |
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colonial army
appointed Washington as commander-in-chief
drafted Articles of Confederation |
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| the three main things that happened at the 2nd Continental Congress |
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| England recognized the independent of the thirteen colonies and ceded land from Canada to Florida |
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Trenton & Princeton
Saratoga
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| the three key victories for the Americans in the Revolution |
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| farmers in Western Massachusetts rebelled against the state government because they were going bankrupt |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| this was originally meant to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up creating a whole new document |
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provided equal representation in the Senate
and representation by population in the House |
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| permitted Congress to tax goods entering but not leaving the country |
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