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Discovery of a New World

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what was the typical appearance for an European man?

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  • pale, hairy face
  • dark, heavy clothes
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“The Master Thief”

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Sir Francis Drake

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passed laws for the good of colonies

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representative government in America

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who had tension in the 1500s?

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England and Spain

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Frenchman who explored the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes Region

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Samuel de Champlain

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what was the first attempt’s outcome to settle in America for the English?

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they failed. There were Indian attacks, famine, and poor leadership

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helped Jamestown survive

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John Smith

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worked with white servants

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indentured servants

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who colonized Mexico in ____

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Spanish; 1519

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What was another reason that caused tension between Spain and England?

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religion

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who discovered the MS River and died there in what year?

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Hernando Soto; 1539

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belief that the spirits ruled the events of nature and that angry spirits make nature unstable. Indians felt as though they were “related” to it

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Animism

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what did the French trade for?

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  • trading tools
  • clothes
  • axes
  • pots for animal skin
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who were allowed to settle in French colonies

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Roman Catholics and Huguenots

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developed systems of writing and mathematics; studied stars and planets

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Mayas

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what were some problems in the settlement of Jamestown?

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foot shortage and diseases from impurity in water

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first European to see the Grand Canyon

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Francisco Vásquez de Cornado

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son of Eric the Red

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Leif Ericson

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his crew found St. Augustine, FL

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Hernando de Soto

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who did Columbus turn to when _______ would not fund his expedition?

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Portugual; Spain (their rival)

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In the East, had permanent villages, able to hunt, fish, and plant

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woodlands

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Produced fine metalwork, textiles, and pottery

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Incas

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What did Columbus name the piece of land he found on October 12, 1492, and what did it mean?

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San Salvador (Holy Savior)

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is now Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. People who lived here earmed the deserts, gathered wild plants, and hunted small animals. It also had many architects and masons
Southwest
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arrived to U.S. in 1513
Jaun Ponce de León
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the first permanent colony that English settled 20 years after the lost colony
Jamestown
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What was the result of the European's exploration?
They spread diseases such as smallpox and measles to the Indians causing whole tribes to be wiped out
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oldest permanent city in the U.S.
St. Augustine
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was looking for the fountain of youth
Jaun Ponce de León
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made the invincible Armada
Phillip II
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describe the Indian Religion
- their religious belief were central to Indian culture - most of them believed in spirits - practiced Animism
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what did the Incas produce?
- fine metalwork - textiles - pottery
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called the Indian people "Indians" because he believed he had found the East Indies
Christopher Columbus
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founded the first English colony Jamestown inn 1607
John Smith
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had heard stories and believed in great spirits who would visit them across the seas
Indians
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was the first European to see the U.S. in what year?
Jaun Ponce de León; 1513
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What was the name of the three ships that was taken on the expedition?
- Niña - Pinta - Santa Maria
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they gained passage to the new world, but had to repay their debts or learn a trade (4-7 yrs.) in order to earn ___ acres of land
indentured servants; 50
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Columbus introduced the Europeans to what world?
The New World. America
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what did Indians believe ships were?
floating islands
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Name two of the Mayas' accomplishments and what they studied.
- developed systems of writing - developed mathematics - studied stars and planets
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what religion did Spain and England mainly practice?
Spain - Catholic England - Protestantism
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organized expeditions off the coast of North Carolina (Roanoke Island)
Sir Walter Raleigh
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discovered the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
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How did the Europeans and Indians manage to get along?
they learned to trade with each other for valuable or wanted items
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What were the Europeans opinions about the Indians?
- they thought Indians wild people - wore very little clothing - did not look like hard workers
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people who lived here had permanent villages and had plenty of water to get food from. They had totem poles
West Coast
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first Englishman to circle the Earth
Sir Francis Drake
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settled up and down major rivers
French
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Problems with who kept the English at home?
the Spanish
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people who are constantly on the move in search of game and wild plants
Nomadies
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What was the problem with Columbus trying to teach the native Americans about Christ?
Columbus lacked understanding of the gospel and took the Indians as slaves as an attempt to teach them about the Lord
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name some states that the Spanish conquered
- Florida - Texas - the American Southwest
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sent 150 ships to England in _____ in which half of the ships returned. the 1/2 of the other half was destroyed by the English and the other 1/2 of that half was destroyed by a storm
Phillip II: 1588
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claimed the MS River
Robert de La Salle
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"Father of New French"
Samuel de Champlain
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what was the time period of starving time, and how many people survived?
1609-1610 winter; 60/600 survived
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first Italian explorer to realize and offer proof that the land was not Orient (West Indies)
Amerigo Vespucci
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what was the outcome of the second's attempt for the English to settle in America
They were successful. John White was in charge. He left for three years then returned. The colony was gone
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lived near Jamestown
Powhatan Indians
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when did the first two women arrive to Jamestown? How many years later did more arrive?
1608; eleven years later, in 1619
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What were Spain, France, and England focusing on in the new world?
Spanish - mining French - fur trade market British - developing claims in America
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name the reasons for English colonizations
- economics - political - religion - personal gains - stopping Catholicism practices
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most famous sea dog
Sir Francis Drake
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founded Vinland
Leif Ericson
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English sea captains, pirates
sea dogs
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depicted important things (were carved)
totem poles
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people who lived here hunted buffalos, used horses, were nomadic, and lived in tepees
plains
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made the rule: if you don't work, you don't eat
John Smith
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English nobleman and favorite of the queen
Sir Walter Raleigh
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name three Central and South American Indian tribes and where they resided.
- Mayas (northern Mexico) - Aztecs (central Mexico) - Incas (Peru)
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found mineral treasures
conquistadors
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arrived in the Bahamas in 1492
Christopher Columbus
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do people know for sure how the first Americans got to North America and South America
No, but it is assumed that they arrived after the events of the Tower of Babel
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What was the reason for exploration?
- spices - silk - porcelain - gems - precious metals - profits
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Name the five Indian regions in NA
- woodlands - plains - west coast - plateau/Great Basin - southwest
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built a fort which was later turned into Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
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when was the first legalized enslavement and where did it take place?
1641; Massachusetts
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people who lived in tepees or brush shelters and hunted buffalos, they had harsh climates so they couldn't farm. They had to rely on wildcats, berries, and hunted animals
Great Basin and plateau

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