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| Tranfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres |
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| Central Mexico; Defeated by Cortes |
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| Committees of Correspondance |
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| Group of people in the colonies who exchanged letters on colonial affairs |
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| Business in which investors pool their wealth in order to turn a profit |
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| Economic system in which nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade |
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| Fur-trading post established in 1608 that became the first permanent French settlement in North America |
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| Person who brought 50 settlers to New Netherland and in return redeived a large land grant |
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| Rejected Church of England, sailed to America, and founded Plymouth colony in 1620 |
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| Colony with a single owner |
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| Religious movement to correct problems in the Roman Catholic Church |
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| French term meaning "rebirth"; Increased interest in art and learning |
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| Colony ruled by governors appointed by a king |
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| Transatlantic system of trade in which goods were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in North America |
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| Minister in Salem, Massachusetts; Founded the first Baptist church in America; Founded the colony of Rhode Island |
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| Preacher in the Great Awakening; Talked of God's wrath and mercy; Famous for "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God" |
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| Famous in the Enlightmenment; Came up with the Albany Plan of Union |
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| Stood trial for printing criticism of New York's goverment |
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| Said, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" |
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| Leader of Boston Sons of Liberty; Helped Paul Revere warn colonists about the British invasion |
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| Series of laws ensuring that England made money from its colonies trade; 1)All shipping must be done in English ships. 2)Products such as tobacco, wood, and sugar could be sold only to England and its colonies. 3)European imports to the colonies had to pass through English ports. 4)English officials were to tax any goods not shipped to England. |
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| 1675-1676; Puritan colonies vs. Native Americans |
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| An order in which Britain prohibited its American colonists from settling west of the Appalachain Mtns. |
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| Treaty that ended the French and Indian War |
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