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Colonial North Carolina

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How did the Woodland Indians live?   they lived in small, family centered towns, and grew corn, hunted and fished  
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What did the Columbian Exchange create?   an interest in maps  
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What was the Lost Colony?   the 3rd attempt to colonize Roanoke led by John White  
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Why did the French explore the Americas?   they became traders who developed economic relationships with the Indians  
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What was the main motive for Portuguese exploration?   they used economics and religion to justify their terrritorial claims  
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Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain support exploration?   They wanted to gain more wealth and bring Catholicism to Asia  
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Why did the English begin to colonize the New World?   they wanted to monitor the Spanish and gain land and jobs for its population  
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Who settled in North Carolina?   a group of colonists from Virginia  
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Why were Europeans not successful in conquering African Kingdoms?   Africans had effective defenses and the weapon of disease  
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What were the 2 most important scientific developments of the Renaissance?   advances in shipbuilding and navigation  
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What did the Algonquian Indians on Roanoke Island think of the English?   they made gestures of friendship a traded with the English  
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What are some common characteristics shared by Native American groups in North Carolina?   they lived in family based small villages and their lives revolved around the seasons  
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What did the English believe about the Native Americans?   they believed they were less educated and less intelligent than the Europeans  
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Why did the Europeans introduce horses to the Native Americans?   because of their earlier trading encounters with Africa and Asia  
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What did the Native Americans believe about the world?   that the world was spiritual and they wanted to keep things in harmony  
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Why did John White's colony become known as the "Lost Colony?"   He went back to England for supplies and when he came back all of the settlers were gone without a trace.  
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How did sugar plantations pave the way for slavery?   Owners enslaved the natives to work the plantations and when they died they turned to enslaving Africans for their work force.  
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What are some of the beliefs of the Native Americans?   they lived in small towns and had strong family ties; their lives revolved around the seasons; they didn't see land as property  
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Why did the English begin their own ventures in America?   they didn't want Spain to dominate the world; they needed more land and jobs for its growing population  
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