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| Genoese mariner who persuaded Queen Isabella of Spain to support 1492 Atlantic Voyage. Looking for East Asia but found America. |
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| Discovered Incas. Captured Atahuallpa and took him as prisoner. Got ransom then killed him. |
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| Father of Pocahontas. Called John Smith his son. |
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| Pay your way to VA and will give you 50 acres/head you bring. 14000 come in 3 years time. Will pay women's way if they become wives. |
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| Midwife said,"God talks to me." Exiled for holding Bible studies. Accused of witchery then embarrassed governor. Moved to Conn. |
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| Nathaniel Bacon asks governor cousin William Berkely to make him colonel of militia to attack Indians. Denied bc of deal with Indians. Attacks anyways, declared rebel, attacks gov't with indentured servents. |
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| New learning in science and philosophy in England, More interested in sceince rather than religion. |
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| early attempt at forming a union of the colonies under one government as far as might be necessary for defense and other general important purposes during the French and Indian War |
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| short on sugar, jacked up taxes to force people to buy molasses |
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| In response to New York's failure to comply with Quartering Act. Paid England gov't salaries. |
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| Spanish conquistador who vanquished Aztecs. |
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| theory that holds that the prosperity of a state is dependent upon its supply of capital, that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable," and that one party may benefit only at the expense of another |
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| member of VA council; strong leadership probably saved colony from collapse |
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| used against Spain to persuade people not to buy from them bc they viciously killed natives |
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| Quaker who founded Pennsylvania; early champion of democracy and religious freedom; no Jews or Muslims |
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| Person who agreed to work as a person's slave for a period, usually to pay of debt |
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| inventor, played with electricity, invented bifocals, proposed Albany Plan |
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| Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) |
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| Over Great Lakes and close waterways |
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| Non-importation Agreement |
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| reponse to townsend sugar and stamp acts. |
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| apostle to natives, catholic priest, natives shouldn't be slaves, from his writing came the black legend |
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| English writer who is remembered for his efforts in promoting and supporting the settlement of North America |
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| marries Pocahontas; first cultivation for crop of tobacco |
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| lead 1110 Puritans from England to Massachusetts, 9000 follow |
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| War that results from England wanting New York to control Gulf Stream Coast and put up Navigation Act |
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| Strengthen church and social order, gets men back in church, from thinking witches make hail to real way |
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| Widely known evangelist who was one of founders of Methodism |
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| Order of GeorgeIII that said don't go West of App Mtns bc they can't be protected from Pontiac |
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| Group of men who dressed up and revolted to send messages to GeorgeIII. Boston Tea Party, threw snowballs at English militia |
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