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Early Settlers

Voyages of Discovery-History Midterm '09

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Sir Walter Raleigh Founded the unsuccessful colony of Roanoak Island
Sir Francis Drake First English man to circumnavigate the globe/defeated the Spanish
Jamestown First permanent English settlement
Cortez Spanish conquistador who destroyed the Aztec empire by 1521
Cabeza de Vaca Searched for 7 golden cities/ship wrecked/spent 6 yrs living with Native Americans
Spain Empire where sun never sets/expand through North, Central, and South America
Caravel Improved sailing ships that help facilitate early voyages
Columbus Italian sailor who sailed for Spain total voyages=4/help bring slavery to new world/destroy Native Americans
Magellan Sailed South America’s coast; 1519-1522 attempted to make a trip around the world/only 18 survive
Cabral Claimed Brazil for Portugal Sailed South American
Vespucci America Was named after this explorer
Champlain French/explored Saint Lawrence River/23 voyages to North America
First Thanksgiving Fall of 1621
European rival countries Portugal, England, France
Metacom Also known as King Phillip/staged attacks against the early settlers
Pocahontas Saved John Smith from execution
Balboa Explored Latin America/first European to see Pacific Ocean
New Amsterdam New York’s original name
John Cabot Searching for China/landed in New Foundland
Iroquois Indians settled in upstate New York and believed gender equality. Taught children to be independent, and had a sophisticated form of government that influenced the U.S, constitution
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