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WHAG-20b
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |