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Jan 3, 1400
Migrate
to move and reposition from one place of origin -
Dec 8, 1400
Adobe
a sun-dried brick of clay and straw -
Dec 8, 1400
Iroquis League
native americans that built villages in forest clearings and built architecture with hunting and gathering -
Dec 8, 1400
Renaissance
cultural rebirth in Europe 14th to mid 17th century -
Dec 8, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portegese Prince that sent expeditions down Africa's West Coast -
Dec 8, 1400
Conquistador
soldiers and explorers of the spanish empire -
Dec 8, 1400
Mestizo
a man of mixed race; spanyard and american indian -
Dec 8, 1492
Chris Colombus
Italian Explorer who went across the ocean in search for for Indies trade route funded by Spain -
Dec 8, 1497
Northwest Passage
Newfoundland strip founded by Cabbot that claimed the North for england -
Dec 8, 1500
Hernan Cortez
spanish consiquidator who won mexico for spain -
Dec 8, 1500
Montezuma
area in mexico made by aztecs -
Dec 8, 1500
Columbian Exchange
transfer and trade of animals and goods, plants, and diseases to North America -
Dec 8, 1500
Presidio
a military settlement in spain and spanish america -
Dec 8, 1500
Joint-Stock Co.
Virginia company that was looking for riches -
Dec 8, 1500
John Smith
Explorer that helped make peace with the indians -
House of Burgess
representative body of america -
Puritan
English Calvinists that rejected Catholocism -
Mayflower Compact
allowed pilgrims to settle; the first official government of the Puritans -
William Penn
Head of Pennsylvania that made diverse population and proprietary colony -
Bacon's Rebellion
rebellion by Virginia against the rule of Gov. Berkeley in Jamestown -
Indentured Servant
people who had solve themselves to servitude in order to get to the New World -
Middle Passage
middle leg of transatlantic triangle -
Magna Carta
charter agreement -
English Bill of Rights
agreed amendments set by England for personal liberties -
Habeus Corpus
court order requiring that accused must be brought before the court -
Salutary Neglect
colonial policy where England relaxed its enforcement for economic loyalty -
Mercantilism
ultimate goal of country's self sufficiency -
Enlightenment
movement in 1700s that enfluenced books and pamphlets -
Great Awakening
religious revival in north american colonies -
Cash Crops
crops that had significant value -
Battle of Bull Run
Legendary battle in civil war -
Shot Heard Around the World
The official start of the Civil War -
Abraham Lincoln
President during the Civil War -
Battle of Gettysburg
famous battle in the civil war -
Emancipation Proclamation
Document conceived by Lincoln and government that allowed slaves more chance of freedom -
Lexington & Concord
The official end to the civil war, where the south surrenders and the north wins and slavery is ended. -
The Anaconda Plan
Battle strategy used by the north to weaken the south by restricting them from all their ports and resources