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902548251John CabotNewfoundland; first Englishman to explore New World0
902548252Juan de OnateEncomendero 1598; Close to modern day Santa Fe, NM; Pope rebelled against him with 17,000 Indians1
902548253Cultural ExchangeNative Americans give Europeans syphilis; Europeans give Native Americans diseases like smallpox2
902548254For God and GoldUnofficial Spanish motto for exploring3
902548255Jacques CartierFirst Frenchman to discover the Saint Lawrence River; Saint Lawrence River leads to Great Lakes; Discovered Lawrence Seaway which leads to St. Lawrence River4
902548256Marquette and JolietFirst to explore north of Mississippi River5
902548257La SalleExplored the entirety of the MS River6
902548258Sea DoggesSir Francis Drake is an example; Raided Spanish ships; Hired by the queen "unofficially"7
902548259Sir Walter Raleigh and John WhiteFounded Roanoke; first attempted English colony; White was first governor; White led expedition8
902548260OpechacanoughOpie; Rebellion against English in 1623; After rebellion, invited to peace dinner and were given drinks containing poison, killing all of them9
902548261George and Cecilius CalvertKnown as Lord Baltimore; George was given a charter to settle Maryland; George died and Cecilius made the trip; haven for Catholics10
902548262William Bradfordled the Pilgrims; sailed on the Mayflower; "Mayflower compact"; consensual government11
902548263SquantoWampanoag; ran into the Pilgrims12
902548264John Winthropled Puritans; gave sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" or "City on a Hill" on the ship Arbella; Mass13
902548265John WilliamsBanished from Massachusetts; No forced religion; Established Providence, RI14
902548266Anne HutchinsonPreached covenant of grace; banished to RI15
902548267John Locke"Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina"-Religious toleration; Ethnic pluralism;16
902548268QuakersSociety of Friends; founded Pennsylvania; believed in quality of all people; proprietary colony17
902548269William Penngovernor of Pennsylvania and Delaware18
902548270New York and New York CityNY- New Netherlands NYC- New Amsterdam19
902548271Berkeley and CartereteFounded New Jersey20
902548272James OglethorpeOne of the 21 Trustees asked to establish Georgia; Wanted to practice philanthropy and give people a new chance in the New World21
902548273Stono Rebellion1739 South Carolina; Killed white family that owned slaves; About 20 whites were killed; Domino effect; Militia caught the rebels and killed at least 34 slaves; Cut slaves' heads off and put each on a mile post; South Carolina enacts a harsh slave code22
902548274Triangular TradeNew England Economy; New World sends sugar, tobacco, etc., to Europe; Europe sends manufactured goods; Africa sends slaves23
902548275Salem Witchcraft TrialsGirls (including Ann Putnam) say they were bewitched by a woman from Haiti; Haitian woman's name was Tituba; Tried hundreds for witchcraft over 10 months; Thought maybe they shouldn't do it after the governor's wife and priest/ president of Harvard, Samuel Willard, were accused of witchcraft; 19 hanged and 1 pressed to death by stones; General cause was socioeconomic strain24
902548276TavernsCalled "Grogshoppes"; Catered to sailors and prostitutes; Where colonists learned of the news25
902548277Benjamin FranklinPostal service, catheter, flippers, glass harmonica, Franklin stove, bifocals; Big part of American Enlightenment26
902548278Jonathan EdwardsMinister who was very emotional and extreme; Said spirituality gave way to intellectual pursuits; Famous sermon- "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"27
902548279George WhitefieldTrue catalyst of Great Awakening; "New Birth"; emotional and extreme like Edwards28

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