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8th Ringcard 1-17
Ringcard Vocab 1-17
Question | Answer |
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Mercantilism | profit in trade |
Treaty of Tordesillas | moved Line of Dem. Giving Portugal more land |
Hernando Cortes | conquered Aztecs |
Amerigo Vespucci | America named after him |
Spanish Armada | England defeated Spain remaining independent |
Middle Passage | voyage of slave ships from Africa to Americas |
Columbian Exchange | transfer of plants, animals, disease across continents |
Ferdinand Magellan | first crew to sail around the world |
New England Way | Puritan way of life |
Mayflower Compact | pilgrims signed before getting off boat |
House of Burgesses | 1st representative assembly |
Starving Time | Jamestown colonist suffered harsh winter and no food |
Roger Williams | founder of Rhode island |
Bacon's Rebellion | Nathaniel Bacon and landless farmers rebelled due to lack of representation |
William Penn | founder of Pennsylvania |
James Oglethorpe | founder of Georgia |
King Philip's War | puritans and natives fought over land ownership - puritans won |