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SS Unit 1 Ch 1 Vocab

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

DefinitionTerm
relying on agriculture & farming agrarian
system of trade that uses $ rather than barter or exchange of goods monetary economy
system of $ currency
any group of people native to specific region Indegenous
sailing for Spain, landed in Hispaniola in Oct. 1492 CE , failed to reach E. Indies, landed in Caribbean, led to expansion of Spanish territories in America Christopher Columbus
Spanish explorer, arrived in America w/Columbus, claimed FL for Spanish Ponce de Leon
mythical waters believed to cure illness and allow people to live forever/it does not exist Fountain of Youth
conquerors, gained control of South & Central America conquistadors
explorer inspired by Ponce de Leon, also landed in FL; crossed MS River hoping to find gold & other treasures Hernando de Soto
an imagined river passage through N. America; Europeans believed it would make travel faster Northwest Passage
reduction in quantity depletion
French; explored present day Canada; did not find NW passage; claimed land around Gulf of St. Lawrence for France Jacques Cartier
founded Quebec as a fur trading center Samuel de Champlain
explored thousands of miles along MS River; French built settlements along river Marquette and Joliet
French explorer; founded the settlement of N.O. in Louisiana Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienvillle
chain of islands archipelago
rebellion of a ship's crew against the captain mutiny
difficult to locate elusive
hired by Dutch East India Co.; claimed land at Hudson River for Netherlands Henry Hudson
resistance or uprising against government rebellion
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