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Week 1 Eoct vocab.
Northwest passage etc...
| Franasico Pizarro- | - conquered the Inca civilization |
| House of Burgesses | - 1st elected legislature in the colonies and was compsoed of 2 representatives. |
| William Penn | - was attracted the Quaker faith in 1660. |
| Ponce de Leon | - 1st European to set foot on what is now the United states. |
| James olgethrope | - was a humanitarian who led a group of settlers to Georgia 1732. |
| Mayflower Compact | - agreement signed by 41 males before the landing in Plymouth. Agreement made all settlers consent to be ruled by the majority will. |
| Christopher Columbus | - italian seaman who sailed under the Spanish flag. October 12, 1492 he discovered an island off the Bahamas. His exploration marked the beginning of the conquest of the new world. |
| John Rolfe | he saved the economy of Virginia by perfecting the methods of raising and curing tobacco |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | to keep peace in 1494 Pope Alexander VI ruled that east of indies is Portugals and west of indies is Spain's |
| Anne Hutchinson | she attacked the authority of clergy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by stating they were not part of the elect. She was banished to Rhode island in 1637 when she claimed to have spoken the holy spirit. |
| Mercantilisim | this theory stated that the colonies existed to supply the Mother Country with goods that couldnt be produced at home |
| Cash Crop/Staple Crop | a product grown for profit |
| John Smith | a young adventurer who led and saved the Jamestown solony in 1608. |
| Hernando desoto | was one of the earliest and most sucessful conquistadors. He was a Spanish adventurer who conqured the Aztecs |
| Columbian Exchange | the Extensive exchange of plants and animals between old and New Worlds |
| Massachusetts Bay Colony | church but instead puriyf it of any remaining Roman Catholic origins. |
| Aztecs | warriors form the valley of mexico |
| French & Indian War | a conflict of territory in the North America, lasting form 1754 to 1763 |
| Incas | powerful state in south america, late 1400's they conqured an empire that stretched for 2500 milees along the coast of the western coast of south america |
| 7 years war | in 1756 the fighting between Britain and France spreaded to Europe |
| Hernando desoto | spaniard who claimed missippi river |
| indetured servant | individual who contracts to work for a specified # of years in exchange for transportation to the colonies, food, clothing, and shelter. |
| Roger williams | minister was banished form Massachusetts Bay colony in 1635 because he stated the govt had no authority overal personal opinions. 1636 he founded Rhode island, a colony with religous freedom, and established the 1st baptist church in america. |
| Northern Passage | northern water route through Norht america to the Pacific Ocean |
| Headright system | method used in virginia to encourage immigration by giving 50 acres of land to any settler who broght a servant |
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