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| The widespread exchange of animals, foods, humans, diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres that occurred after 1492. |
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| a trusteeship labor system that was employed by the Spanish crown during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in which conquistadors were given trusteeship over the people that they conquered. |
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| A famed English writer, soldier, courtier and explorer whose plan in 1584 for colonisation in the "Colony and Dominion of Virginia" ended in failure at Roanoke Island, but paved the way for subsequent colonies. |
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| Virginia Company of London |
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| an English joint stock company established by royal charter by James I of England in 1606 with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. |
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| an English soldier, sailor, and author remembered for his role in establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown. |
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| an uprising led by Nathaniel Bacon protesting the governor of Virginia. This rebellion caused some to doubt the strength of the government. |
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| the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It is often considered a piece of the fundamental framework of Democracy. |
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| an armed conflict in 1636-1637 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies, against the Pequot tribe. This war saw the elimination of the Pequot as a viable polity in what is present-day southern New England. |
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| an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies. |
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| In April of 1775, the British commander in Boston sent troops to Lexington and Concord to seize stores of gunpowder. In Lexington, the British had an easy victory, so their devastating loss in Concord took them by surprise, forcing them to retreat. |
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| two acts in which the British placed a tax on products such as lead, paper, glass and tea, outraging American colonists. |
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| An argument between American colonists and British soldiers that escalated to the point where the British opened fire on the riotous crowd, killing 5 civilians. |
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| the expansion of a nation's authority by territorial conquest establishing economic and political powers in other territories or nations. |
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| A colony in present-day North Carolina, one of the most blah states ever, that disappeared mysteriously between 1585 and 1587, leaving nothing but the word Croatan carved into a tree. |
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| the idea that a colony should export more goods than it imports and sell at higher prices and buy at lower prices. |
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| Bills that stated that certain products from the colonies could only be shipped to England. |
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| a system in which finished products went from Europe to the Americas and Africa, raw materials went from America to Europe, and slaves went from Africa to America. |
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| 120 people were arrested for witchcraft in Salem, Mass. in 1692, 19 of whom were killed. |
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| settlements in America that were given to individuals who could govern and regulate it however they wanted. |
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| assemblies that existed in all of the British colonies in America that were elected by colonists. This disturbed the British and caused them to fear that they were losing control with the colonies. |
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| A great religious revival that occurred in the American colonies from the 1720s through 1740s. This movement claimed that conventional preachers practiced "cold" preaching and introduced a sense of rebellion into colonial thought. |
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| a congress at which delegates from several northern colonies met and attempted to coordinate their polices concerning further westward settlement. |
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| a war in which the British and French fought to expand their empire in the Americas. Though the French had Native American allies, the British were ultimately victorious. The name is confusing. Why can't it just be the Seven Years War, seriously? |
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| A treaty ending the French and Indian War. |
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| an act that increased penalties for colonial smuggling and ensured that colonists would pay the British a duty for all molasses brought into the colonies. |
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| an acted passed by the British that required a purchased stamp on all printed goods. |
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| an act that forced colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers. |
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| an organisation led by Samuel Adams that rebelled against the British. |
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| an event where 65 men dressed as Native Americans boarded British tea ships and dumped thousands of dollars of tea into the Boston Harbour. |
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| The port of Boston was closed except for military ships. |
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| A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine expressing confidence that the colonies would flourish once removed from British control. |
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| A treaty ending the Revolutionary War. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| A proposed constitution for the American government that intentionally created a weak federal government, which ultimately caused it to fail. |
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