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Unit 1: Chapter 2
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History
12th Grade
09/23/2012

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Treaty of Tordesillas
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imaginary line drawn to divide land between Spain and Portugal in 1494
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conquistador
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Spanish explor in the 1500s
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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explored and became governor of Puerto Rico; went to search for fountain of youth in 1513; found Florida instead.
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Hernan Cortes
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landed on Gulf Coast of Mexico to eventually conquer the Aztec Empire
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Francisco Vasquez de Cotonado
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in 1540, set out in search of the Seven Cities; one of his explorers was the first to see the Grand Canyon, others explored AZ, NM, TX, OK, and KS
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missionary
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church members who taught and converted others to religion
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Pope
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led the Pueblo Revolt in 1598 to ride themselves of the Spanish settles to preserve their culture
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Sir Francis Drake
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one of the captains of Queen Elizabeth I's navy; circumnavigated globe raiding Spanish ships
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joint-stock company
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investors pooled money hoping to make a profit
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John Smith
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one of the leaders that settled Jamestown in late 1606
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Powhatan
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leader of the Powhatan Confederacy, a Native American group near the settlement of Jamestown
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Pocahontas
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Powhatan's daughter; kept peace between Jamestown and Powhatan Confederacy
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John Rolfe
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first English settler to grow tobacco
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headright
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50-acre grants of land that colonists can get in various ways
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House of Burgesses
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first American legislature in Virginia
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indentured servant
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servants hired under contract to work for a certain number of years
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Bacon's rebellion
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Nathaniel Bacon started to rebel against Virginian governor, Berkeley, because he wanted good relations with Native Americans (N.A.'s attacked/killed slave overseer); before completing rebellion, Bacon suddenly died and rebellion collapsed
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Mayflower Compact
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government structure agreed upon by Puritans on Mayflower before landing in Massachusetts (farther north than planned)
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Puritans
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Protestants that wanted to "purify" the church
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William Bradford
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headed group of Pilgrims from Netherlands on the Mayflower that came over September 1620
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John Winthrop
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leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony, started in 1630
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Great Migration
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between 1620-1643, 20,000 men and women came to settle in New England
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Roger Williams
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Separatist minister; believed in religious tolerance; church and gov. matters should be separate; started Rhode Island
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Anne Hutchinson
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believed people did not need a minister's teaching in order to be spiritual; brother started New Hampshire
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royal colony
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under direct control of king
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Pequot War
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1637 conflicts in Connecticut over land and trade nearly wiped out Pequot people (90 colonists set their fort on fire)
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King Philip's War
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Indian resistance in 1675; nearly all Indians fighting died; many colonists also died
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Quaker
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new Christian belief; religious tolerance; didn't fight in wars; equality for men and women
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William Penn
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a Quaker who started Pennsylvania
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Restoration
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rule of King Charles II's reign from 1660-1685 that restored English monarchy
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proprietary colonies
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grants of land to loyal friends
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James Oglethorpe
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humanitarian; started Georgia for those imprisoned for being unable to pay debts
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Lord Baltimore
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took Catholics in England to settle in Maryland in 1620s
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Toleration Act
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law passed to protect rights of all Christians to practice their religion
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