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u.s. history osus
u.s. history 1600 to 1865 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the land bridge that connects Asia to N. america called was 1200 miles wide | Beringia |
| these were mongolian people that came from siberia | Paleo Indians |
| what is Maize | Corn |
| powder from potatoes that is used in making bread the incas called it | Chuno |
| this word is used in place of american indian | Amerind |
| the Sumarians had a written language that had 600+ symbols they used a reed to make symbols on clay tablets | Cuneiform |
| these were the people that Bjarni Heriulfson seen and was scared to make land fall when he got blown off course. | Skrellings |
| this was the ancient name of Japan | Cipangu |
| this means new world in latin | Novus Mundus |
| on roanoak there was a sign for danger that was soposed to be left if anything happend and they didnt leave it | Maltese cross |
| The Incas called it City of Sun | Cusco |
| this State was named for Admiral Penn given to him to repay a debt owed the king of england given to his son as land reather than pounds sterling | Pennsylvania |
| this State was site of new Sweden named after Lord de La Warr | Delaware |
| this State was named after King George II it had no founding first family | Georgia |
| This is when land is owned and the owner dies and the land must be passed to oldest son | Primo-Geniture |
| This state was called Caesariait almost became a Quaker Colony | New Jersey |
| This person Founder Richmond Virginia he had 179,000 acres | Col. William Byrd II |
| These people were rich merchants and planters they owned ships and were proprietors | Aristocracy |
| These people were shop keepers , artisans, and men of commerce | Middle class |
| is a form of evidence based upon dreams and visions. It was admitted in court during the Salem witch trials by the appointed chief justice | Spectral Evidence |
| This was the first written constitution in the american colonies | The Fundemental Orders |
| where was the first written constitution done in the colonies | Hartford Connecticut |
| what 3 towns met in hartford connecticut to accept the Fundemental orders | Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield |
| was the name given to land given to 2 englishmen that split the land to make Main and new hampshire | Laconia |
| this is an agreement to work 4 to 7 years to pay for their ride to the new world after you serve your time you are given clothes and 50 acres of land | Indentured Agreement |
| this treaty cause the line of demarcation to be moved 370 leagues west of cape verde islands 46 deg to 48 deg west longitude | Treaty of Tordesillas |
| Hoved animals and disease | Spanish invasion team |
| this was the first domesticated animal in america | Dogs |
| is the term widely used to refer to the Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th through the 19th centuries following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus | Conquistador |
| Serpent of the wind that vowed to come back also Aztec God | Quetzelcotl |
| they called this place Mont Real | Stadacona |
| Blessed navy of the spanish that was sent to england because elizabeth I refused to marry Phillip | Spanish Armada |
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