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Stufflet APUSH U2

Unit 2 APUSH

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encomienda system Spanish labor system in which landlord was permitted to exploit labor of Indians; led to abuse/killing off of Indians and switch to African slaves
Samuel de Champlain he established Quebec in 1608 on St. Lawrence River
Henry Hudson Englishman who explored present-day NYC area in 1609 for the Dutch
New Amsterdam Dutch colony on Manhattan Island founded in 1626; later became New York when English took over
Virginia Company English joint stock company chartered to colonize North America between 34th and 45th parallels;
House of Burgesses 1st legislative body in the colonies (Virginia); example of English self-government
Head-right system system in which colonists received 50 acres of land for each person whose passage to Virginia he financed
Toleration Act of 1649 granted freedom of worship to all Christians in Maryland (but not Jews); example of early religious toleration
Plymouth New England colony founded by Pilgrims (Separatists) seeking freedom from religious persecution in England
William Penn Quaker founder of Pennsylvania who was tolerant of Indians and other faiths (including Jews)
coureurs de bois French fur traders who often intermarried with Native Americans
Jesuits Catholic missionaries in Americas; often followed French and Spanish settlers
Quebec first permanent French settlement in North America
Massachusetts Bay New England colony founded by Puritans
John Rolfe he helped save Jamestown by importing tobacco into the colony
indentured servitude labor system in which a landowner paid for the Atlantic passage of the servant, who in turn paid off the debt with years of service
Quakers religious group that established Pennsylvania
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