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large areas of land owned by the Spanish. Many people lived and worked on these. Some Native Americans were forced to work here. |
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What did the priests and friars work for in New Spain |
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they tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity |
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Who did the Pueblo people rebel against? |
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Why did the Pueblo people rebel against the Spanish |
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They wanted to practice their own religion |
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Name 3 things you know about John White |
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He helped settle Roanoke. He left and returned 3 years later to find no people left in the settlement. He made drawings of the Algonquins. |
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Why was the Virginia company started? |
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to make profits for London merchants who invested int he company. |
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What crop made the Virginia company wealthy? |
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Why did the Pilgrims leave England? |
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to practice their religion |
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What was the goal of the Massachusetts Bay colony |
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To create a religious community that would be a model for others. |
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Who was John Winthrop and what did he do? |
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He planned the settlement of Boston and helped govern it for many years. |
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How did French colonists make a living? |
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F colonists want to convert Native Americans to Christianity? |
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Did the French colonists want to convert the Native Americans to Christianity? |
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yes, just like the Spanish |
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What did the Dutch West India Company give to wealthy men? |
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Why did the Dutch encourage many people to settle in New Amsterdam? |
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The Dutch wanted the colony to grow quickly. |
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An official document that gave a company the right to organize a settlement in North America |
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a wealthy man who could afford to bring people and supplies to settle land in North American |
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a settlement ruled by a distand country. |
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a person sent to a colony by a king to rule in his place |
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when somoene gives money to a company in return for stock. |
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It had rules to govern the new settlement |
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contains personal records |
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summarizes events form others but does not have any personal observations. |
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