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7199644531Bering straitPeople came to Americas this way-native Americans0
7199644532Treaty of tordesillasSpain and portugal agree to divide up the western hemisphere---wanted to settle conflicts over lands that were neeley discovered by columbus and other voyagers1
7199644533Encomienda systemSpanish colonists received land with native people---native slave labor---spanish wanted to convert natives to catholicism2
7199644534MestizoPeople of mixed indian and european heritage3
7199644535MulattoPeople of mkxed black and white ancestry4
7199644536Bartolome de las casa"Protector of the indians"5
7199644537MerchantilismBelief in benefits of profitable trading---Colonies exist to enrich the mother country---access to raw materials & provide gold and silver---driving them to expand6
7199644538Spanish armadaSpanish monarch was mad that queen elizabeth didnt punish sir francis drake & other sea dogs for stealing goods from spanish ships---english defeated spanish armada7
7199644539Joint stock companyStockholders invest in a compant ans share in the potential profits or losses from the colony (corporate colony)8
7199644540Proprietorship colonyLand given by the king to an individual or group9
7199644541Royal colonyPaid for and ruled directly by the monarchy10
7199644542Colony of RoanokeForst attempt and failure by walter raleigh11
7199644543Chesapeake coloniesVirginia and maryland---first successs in n american colonization12
7199644544JamestownFirst established colony here13
7199644545Virginia companySetup under a joint stock company14
7199644546Starving periodMany original settlers die of disease starvation and etc.15
7199644547John smithEstablish military discipline and saved the colony16
7199644548John RolfeIntroduced the cultivation of tobacco17
7199644549Colonial virginiaPlantation system---tobacco---indentured servants.18
7199704490Headright systemGet land if you paid for somebody's journey to the colony19
7199704491House of burgessessFirst form of early representative government---first in future us20
7199704492Anglo Powhatan warThree wars fought between English settlers and Powhatan Indians---resulted in a boundary being defined between the Indians and English lands that could only be crossed for official business with a special pass21
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