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06/01/2009

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john windrop
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elected governor of massachusetts colony
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purtains
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wanted to get ride of church of england of catholic practices
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de las casas
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wanted africans as slaves instead of native americans
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sea dogs
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english sailors who raideed spanish treasure ships
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montezuma
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thought the spanish were gods
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spain
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ruler supported columbus voyages
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columbus
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sailors quit because they been away from home for so long
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sanish explorers
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intrested in finding gold and spreading christianity
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aztecs
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lived in mexico
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ponce de leon
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explored florida looking for the fountain of youth
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pourteges navigators
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saild west coast of africa
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laws of indies
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set up government for new spain
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st augustine
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the oldest european setlement in the world
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pilgrams
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settled for religios freedom
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church
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center of new englands religious and social life
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france
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helped with the fur trade and built forts to protect land claims in the ohio river valley
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sons of libery
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groups organised to prottest british polocies: stage the boston tea party
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stamp act
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was objected because the colonies had no representation in parliament
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decloration of independance
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all people are entittled to life liberty and the purcuit of happeness
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treaty of paris
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set americasbounderies as atlantic oceans to mississippi river
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french
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americansvrecieved weapons and support during the war from these people
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olive branch
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asked to repeal the intolerable acts
or to be friends again
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commeti of correspondence
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wrote letters to keep colonish informed of british actions
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albany plan of union
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attempt to unify the colonies against the french
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ben fraklin
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a states man and inventor and writer
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enumerated articals
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certaingoods that were sold only in england
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merchantillism
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belief that a country should use its colonies to build up gold supply and expand trade
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articals of confederation
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had great weaknesses
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constitutional convention
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organized to rewrite the articals of confederation
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virginia plan
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objeced to by small states who feared they would be outnumbered
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electoral college
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elects the preident
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checks and balances
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makes sure that all the branches have the same rights
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whiske rebellion
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uprising against a tax on liquor
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first amedment
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freedom of speach
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fugitive slave law
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part of the compromise of 1850 that was hated by the north
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popular sovereighnty
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idea that allowed citizens of a territory to vote on slavery
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dred scot
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court
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monroe doctrine
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warned european nations not to interfere in the western hemisphere
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nat turner
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african american precher who led a slave revolt
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robert e lee
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confederate genral that surrendered at appomattox curthouse
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manifest destiny
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idea that said the u.s should expand the pacific ocean
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gettysburg adress
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speech that urged americans to overcome challenges to their freedom
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john brown
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a violent abolitionist whoose actions intensified sectional conflict
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