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WHAG-20b
Term | Definition |
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New France | name given to French colonies in North America |
New Netherland | name given to Dutch colonies in North America |
King Philip's War | 1675 conflict between English and Indians |
corn, potatoes, tomatoes | came from America to the rest of the world |
olives, onions, grapes | came from Europe to America |
George Washington | young officer in the French and Indian War |
New Amsterdam | original name for New York City |
Jamaica | English colony in the Caribbean |
Caribbean Sea | includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
sugar and tobacco | grown on French, English, and Dutch colonies in the Caribbean |
Ferdinand Magellan | his voyage circumnavigated the earth |
Balboa | discovered the Pacific Ocean |
Amerigo Vespucci | America was named after this Italian mapmaker |
Ponce de Leon | discovered Florida in 1513 |
Francisco Coronado | explored Texas, Arizona, Kansas, and Oklahoma |
Leif Ericson | discovered America around 1000 A.D. |
Louisiana | area named after a French king |
Jamestown | settlement named after an English king |
syphilis | deadly disease spread to Europeans from Native Americans |
Champlain | French explorer who established the city of Quebec |
Jacques Cartier | French explorer who established the city of Montreal |
Henry Hudson | English explorer who discovered New York |
triangular sails | allow ships to sail effectively against the wind |
triangular trade | import and export between Europe, Africa, and the Americas |