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ar history ch3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an official count of the population | census |
| a point where two or more streams come together | confluence |
| to cause damage or destroy | havoc |
| the body's ability to fight off infection, virus, or disease | immunity |
| an economic theory created to increase the wealth and power of a country through tight government controls | mercantilism |
| an English explorer sent to the New World to find a shorter route to Asia | John Cabot |
| explorers sent to find riches for Spain; "one who conquers" | conquistador |
| spanish explorer who first returned telling stories of great gold mines and wealth of the New World | Christopher Columbus |
| claimed to be "son of the sun" to natives of Arkansas | Hernando De Soto |
| in 1514, he and his men crossed the Mississippi River into Arkansas to find great riches | Hernando De Soto |
| how would immunities have prevented so many natives from dying | their bodies could have fought off diseases brought over by the European explorers |
| a Catholic priest from France | Jacques Marquette |
| a fur trapper from France sent to North America to explore the interior of the continent and establish strong relations with the native peoples | Louis Joliet |
| a decorated or carved wooden stick with a pipe on the end that symbolized friendship and peace | calumet |