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Study Guide, Chapter 3
American Nations
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8th Grade
09/04/2014

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Colony
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is a group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land.
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Turning Point
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is a moment in history that marks a decisive change.
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Circumnavigate
Definition
or sail completely around, the world world.
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Columbian Exchange
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the global exchange of goods and ideas resulting from the encounter between the peoples of the eastern and western hemisphere.
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Conquistador
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conquerors who marched into the Americas in the 1500s.
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Pueblo
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or towns, were centers of farming and trade.
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Presidio
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were forts where soldiers lived.
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Mission
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Religious settlements run by Catholic priest and frias.
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Peninsulare
Definition
At the top of the social scale.
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Creoles
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people born in the Americas to Spanish parents.
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Mestizos
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Below the creoles were people of mixed Spanish and Indian background
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Encomienda
Definition
land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans.
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Plantation
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A large estate farmed by many workers.
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Charter
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is a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
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Burgesses
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representatives to the government.
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House of Burgesses
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they met with the governor and his council ,they made laws for the colony
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Representative Government
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voters elect representatives to make laws for them.
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In what year did Columbus set sail for America?
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1492
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What was the name of the three ships Christopher Columbus sailed the sea with?
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Santa Maria, Nina, and the Pinta
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What does circumnavigate mean?
Definition
sail completely around the world
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Where did de soto die?
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on the Mississippi River
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Which country was first gaining riches from American colonies?
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Spain
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What is the name of the Aztec Emperor?
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Moctezuma
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Where did the first banana’s come from?
Definition
Canary islands.
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What Spanish class of people were born in the Americas to Spanish parents?
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Creoles
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Which social class were born in Spain ?
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Peninsulares.
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What were some problems in James town?
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-The water was unhealthy,
-Mosquitoes spread malaria,
-Colonist faced starvation
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What is a plantation?
Definition
A large estate farmed by many workers.
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What was the Magna Carter?
Definition
a document that said the king could not raise taxes without consulting a great council.
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What was the word carved in the tree when John White arrived to the colony in Roanoke?
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Croatoan
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What was a burgess?
Definition
a representative to the government
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Jamestown’s economy finally improved after 1612 when colonists began growing?
Definition
Tobacco.
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What plants were brought to North America?
Definition
Blue Grass, the Daisy, and the Dandelion.
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