446787856 | Santa Fe | 1st spanish settlement | |
446787857 | Jamestown | 1st English settlement | |
446787858 | Quebec | 1st French settlement | |
446787859 | Sir Francis Drake and the Sea Dogs | wanted to spread Protestantism and seize Spanish treasure; circumnavigated the globe | |
446787860 | Sir Walter Raleigh | started the colony of Roanoke | |
446787861 | Roanoake | colony in North Carolina- failure- disappeared | |
446787862 | Virgin Queen | Queen Elizabeth | |
446787863 | Spanish Armada | Tried to fight against the English- destroyed by the sea dogs- *Turning point*- end of Spanish domination | |
446787864 | Virginia Company | a joint stock company- settled North America- guaranteed settlers same rights as Englishmen | |
446787865 | Charter | legal document giving certain rights to a person or company | |
446787866 | Captain John Smith | leader of Jamestown- helped by Pocahontas | |
446787867 | Powhatan | indian cheif who led a mock execution of Captain John Smith | |
446787868 | Pocahontas | protected John Smith and became an intermediary- provided peace and food | |
446787869 | Starving Time | name for the winter of 1609- severe famine | |
446787870 | Lord De La Ware | person who led the relief party to Jamestown- harsh military regime | |
446787871 | Irish Tactics | war methods used by Lord De La Ware against the Indians- raided and destroyed them | |
446787872 | First Powhatan War | 1614- war between Lord De La Ware and the Indians- ended with marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe | |
446787873 | Second Powhatan War | 1644- Indians tried to dislodge Virginians- Indians fail and are destroyed and banished from homeland | |
446787874 | The Three Ds | Disease, disorganization, disposablity | |
446787875 | John Rolfe | Pocahontas' husband- killed in Indian attacks- father of the tobacco industry | |
446787876 | Broad Acre Plantation System | farming method- increased demand for labor- encouraged by tobacco | |
446787877 | House of Burgesses | first representative government in the colonies- miniature Parliament for the colonies | |
446787878 | Lord Baltimore | founded Maryland colonies for Catholics- wanted freedom of worship | |
446787879 | Act of Toleration | law that guaranteed tolerance for all Christians, but not for Jews or Atheists | |
446787880 | Barbados Slave Code | law that gave masters complete control over their slaves | |
446787881 | Rice | principal crop of Carolina- food for Barbados | |
446787882 | Charles Town | busiest seaport- aristocratic- diverse- religious toleration | |
446787883 | North Carolina Settlers | outcasts from aristocratic Virginia- poor, don't like authority | |
446787884 | Tuscaroras | Indians who fought North Carolina settlers- defeated- turned into slaves | |
446787885 | Yamasee | indians who fought the South Carolina settlers- defeated and dispersed | |
446787886 | Buffer colony | what Georgia was to protect the colonies from Spanish Florida | |
446787887 | James Oglethorpe | leader and one of the founders of Georgia- wanted it to be a place for people who were imprisoned for debt | |
446787888 | Hiawatha | indian who founded the Iroquois Confederation | |
446787889 | Longhouses | homes of the Iroquois- shared by maternal families | |
446787890 | Handsome Lake | Indian who preached to the Iroquois to stop morale decline- started the Longhouse religion |
The American Pageant: Chapter 2 Terms Flashcards
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