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CRHistory
Unit 1 A
Term | Definition |
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John Smith | Leader of Jamestown |
Hernando Cortes | Spanish conquistador, conquered Tenochititlan |
Separatisits/Pilgrims | Left Europe on the Mayflower, wanted religious freedom |
Puritans | Wanted religious freedom |
Bartolome de las Casas | Spainiard who helped Native Americans |
Leif Eriksson | First European to discover America |
Amerigo Vespucci | America named after him |
Slave | Person with no rights who is forced to work |
Pictogram | Drawings on rocks/cliffs |
Travois | Two poles with animal skins to transport possessions |
Roanoke | First English colony |
Jamestown | First permanent English colony |
Conquistador | 16th century Spanish warrior |
Mayflower Compact | Established democracy signed by Pilgrims |
Encomienda | 16th century Spanish estates |
Joint Stock Company | Sold stock to finance journey across the Atlantic |
Charter | Written document from the king allowing a colony to be started |
Indentured servant | Signed a contract to work in exchange for transportation to America |
Ethnocentrism | Belief that your culture is superior to others |
Caste system | Class structure used by the Spanish in New Spain |
Economy of Southern colonies | Agriculture |
Mayans | Known for calendar, pyramids, writing |
Slavery was favored where? | the South |
Climate in New England | Cold |
Climate in Southern colonies | Warm |
Soil in New England | Hard and rocky |
Soil in Southern colonies | Rich |