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Ashley- Period 6
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30
History
8th Grade
09/15/2011

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Pueblos
Definition
towns
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peninsulares
Definition
born in spain, held the highest jobs in government
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creoles
Definition
born in the americas to spanisg parents
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mestizos
Definition
mixed spanish and indian bachround
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encomiendas
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the right to demand labor or taxes from native americans
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burgesses
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1st representatives to the government; jamestowm
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who discovered the americas
Definition
*Leif Ericcson
*Christopher Columbus
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Landed in St. Augustine
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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1492: Huge year for Spain
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throws muslims out, ands Keconquista ( 600 year war)
throws out Jews "super catholics"
funds Columbus for voyage to Asia
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first to go all around the world
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Magellans
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Herando Cortes
Definition
conquered aztecs
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Francisco "Pizza" Pizzaro
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conquered incas
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Panfilo
Definition
caught in storm in the Gulf
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Hernando de Soto
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explored FL to Miss.
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Bartolome de Las Casas; priest
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stopped native slavery, promoted african slavery
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first permanant English settlement
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Jamestown Colony
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jamestown; good and bad
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Bad: little to eat swampy area no gold good: Tobacco crops
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pilgrims
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the mayflower compact politic "common good"
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how did humans first reach the Ameri.?
Definition
land bridge joined Siberia to Alaska
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earliest known civilization
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The Olmec
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why were pilgroms able to survive hardships in their settlement?
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native ameri. indians and spring brought help
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adobe
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sun-dried brick
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amerigo vespucci
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named after america
helped christopher columbus
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the turning point
Definition
wiped out native cultures
murder and slavery
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what did Balboa do?
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claimed pacific for spain
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the plateau
the northwest coast
the southwest
california
eastern woodlands
the southeast
great basin
Definition
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missions
Definition
religious settlement run by Catholic priests
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charter
Definition
legal rights given to a person or company
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New world gave old world
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dieseases
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old world gave new world
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potatoes, tomatoes
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