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U.S. History
The Colonial Herritage
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Juan Ponce de Leon | the first European to reach what is now the mainland of the U.S. |
| St. Augistine | the first permanent European settlement in Flordia 1565 |
| John Cabot | claimed part of North America for England in 1497 |
| Queen Elizabeth I | she let people free read the Bible |
| B.C | means before Christ |
| A.D | anno Domino means in the year of our Lord |
| time line | a graph that shows events in their correct order |
| Virginia | the part of the New World that sea captians had explored was called Virginia, after Elizabeth, who was known as the "Virgin Queen"; Dutch ship brought the first blacks to here |
| Virginia Dare | the first English child to be born in America |
| John White | the govenor of Roanoke |
| Spanish Armada | in 1588 England won the war with Catholic Spain and defeated the powerful fleet called |
| Croatoan | it was carved on a tree in Roanoke |
| Roanoke | it is still called the Lost Colony |
| King James I | like Elizebeth he wanted to plant a successful English; Gave the Separatists permission to go to America |
| The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery | What 3 ships sailed to Chesapeake Bay in 1607 |
| Jamestown | The first peremanent English settlement; The first successful English colony in America |
| Captian John Smith | Said "He that wil not work shall not eat" |
| The Starving Time | The winter of 1609-1610 was called |
| Church of England | King James the first said that everybody had to come to this church |
| Separatists | They wanted to be seperated from the Church of England |
| Mayflower | sailed to America in1620; carried the Pilgrims |
| Pilgrims | people who sailed to America on the Mayflower; We remember them for their courage and perseverance, for their love for religious freedom and for their faith in God and thankfulness to Him. |
| Mayflower Compact | The first written agreement for self-government in America |
| Elder Brewster | He preached and ministered to the people that arrived on the Mayflower |
| Captian Miles Standish | He helped deal with the Indians and build a settlement |
| Plymouth | The city the pilgrims built |
| Common house | It serves as a fort, home, and church for the Pilgrims |
| William Bradford | The new governer of Plymouth |
| Someoset | said "Much welcome English men!" |
| Of Plymouth Plantation | What book was written by William Bradford that tells us what we know about the Pilgrims |
| The First Thanksgiving | The grateful Pilgrims set aside a day for thanksgiving to God |
| The Thirteen Original Colonies | Virginia, Massacchusets, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, Conneticut, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia |
| Puritians | They did not want to seperate from the Church of England, but they wanted to purify it from un-scriptual teaching and practice |
| Massachusets Bay Company | Formed in 1629 and was formed by puritians |
| Governer John Winthrop | the Puritians leader |
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