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APUSH Semester ONE
Midterm final review vocabulary
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History
11th Grade
01/18/2013

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Fransisco Pizarro
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A Spanish conquistador; In 1532, he destroyed Indian Civilization
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Hernando de Sato
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He accidentally discovered the Mississippi river while looking for gold. His soldiers disposed of his remains in the same river
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Hernando Cortez
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Spanish conquistador who destroyed the Aztec Civilization and conquered Mexico
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Francisco Coronado
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Was trying to find fabled golden cities in Arizona and New Mexico but instead discovered the Grand Canyon and many bison
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Mestizos
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a person of mixed Native American and European ancestry
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Treaty of Todesillas
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set the line of democracy which was a boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas.
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Three sisters farming
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Beans growing of the trellis of the cornstalks and squash covering the plants mounds to retain moisture in the soil
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Mound Builders
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Native people in the Ohio River Valley
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Black legend
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concept that the Spanish conquerors merely tortured and murdered Indians, stole gold and infected them with smallpox, leaving nothing of benefit
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William Berkeley -
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Friendly policies towards Indians, monopolized fur trade, refused to retaliate for brutal Indian attack on frontier settlement. Caused Bacon's rebellion.
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Nathaniel Bacon -
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Led Bacon's rebellion. Died suddenly of disease. Berkeley returns when this happens and hangs 20 rebellion members
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Yarrow Mamout -
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Came to Maryland a slave, purchased his freedom and lived in Georgetown. Devout Muslim.
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William Bradford -
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A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony. He developed private land ownership and helped colonists get out of debt. Helped colony survive.
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Matthew Hopkins -
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Was a famous witch hunter.
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Indentured Servitude -
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Person who agrees to work for an employer for a specified time.
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Slave Codes -
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Laws to control slaves
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Headright System -
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Virginia system in which settlers and the family members who came with them each received 50 acres of land
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Jeremiads -
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New form of sermon at Puritan pulpit that scolded parishioners from their waning piety.
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Middle Passage -
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Middle portion of the triangular trade that brought African slaves to the Americas.
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Freedom Dues -
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Dues indentured servants got when they were freed. Corn, clothes, and possibly land
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Witch Hunting -
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Searches for witches or witchcraft.
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Yankee Ingenuity -
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the Americans' ability to be clever, original, and inventive eventually became a claimed national trait
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Family Stability -
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Greater stability in NE, less so in South
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Conversions -
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Attempt to become part of Puritan congregation. Required proof.
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Bacon's Rebellion -
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Response to people's troubles being ignored by Governor Berkeley and unfair economic practices.
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Leisler's Rebellion -
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Small New York revolt that reflected class antagonism between landlords and merchants.
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Half-way Covenant -
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Allowed a half-membership in the church by those who'd not converted yet.
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African American -
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A black American of African descent.
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New England Primer -
Definition
Most widely used textbook in colonial New World.
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