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| Spain claimed a large empire in the Americas. They came for gold, God, and glory. They did not want to share what they had found. |
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| An all water route to Asia through North America. |
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| An Englishman who set sail from Europe to try to find a water route to Asia. Discovered Hudson River and Hudson Bay. |
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| One of the first explorers to chart a northern route across the Atlantic in search of Asia. His voyages were the basis for future English colonies. |
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| Frenchman who founded the first permanent French settlement in North America--a fur trading post in Quebec. |
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| An Italian sailing for France who looked for the Northwest Passage. He explored the Atlantic coastline. |
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| A Spanish explorer looking for a city of gold. He explored present day Arizona and New Mexico. |
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| A goup of Indians in North America. They lived in groups and had a simple civilization. Allied with the English. |
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| A group of Indians in North America. They allied with the French. |
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| Many native American tribes brought furs to French forts to exchange for goods they needed. Furs were used in many ways by the early settlers. |
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| A colony started by the Dutch along the Hudson River in present day New York. It became a thriving colony because of the fur trade. |
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| The first permanent English settlement in the New World. It was founded by a joint stock company. It struggled at first because people spent their time looking for gold instead of building the colony. |
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| A colony that was begun with a charter (piece of paper that gives you the right to start a colony) from Queen Elizabeth. The colony completely vanished. |
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| The first permanent French settlement in the New World. Founded by Samuel de Champlain. |
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| A powerful confederacy of 32 tribes. Its relationship with Jamestown was at first one of helping them, then it was hostile. |
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| These people provided a source of labor to the colonies. They signed a contract to agree to work for a number of years, then they received a headright (a grant of land). |
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| A source of labor for the colonies where people were forced to work for life. |
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| Took command of the struggling Jamestown colony. Made people work instead of looking for gold. |
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| Married Pocahontas and brought peace between the Powhatan and the colony of Jamestown. |
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| a cash crop that could be grown well in the south and used to make money. It required a lot of labor, however, which is where the slavery issue began. |
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| A way to finance a colony in the New World. These were companies that were backed by investors. These people pooled their money in hopes of making a profit. |
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| The first English Separatists who came to America for religious freedom. |
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| An agreement signed by the men who sailed on the mayflower which set up a small self government to be used when they landed. |
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| A war between the Puritan colonies and the Native Americans in 1675. |
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| English Protestants who wanted to "purify" (make clean) the Anglican church. They went to America for religious freedom. They mostly settled in New England. |
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| A religious group that challenged the Massachusettes commonwealth. They were a peaceful group who believed in treating the Indians fairly; this caused many of them to be killed. Eventually William Penn joined them and they settled in Pennsylvania. |
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