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| A Spanish conquistador; In 1532, he destroyed Indian Civilization |
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| He accidentally discovered the Mississippi river while looking for gold. His soldiers disposed of his remains in the same river |
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| Spanish conquistador who destroyed the Aztec Civilization and conquered Mexico |
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| Was trying to find fabled golden cities in Arizona and New Mexico but instead discovered the Grand Canyon and many bison |
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| a person of mixed Native American and European ancestry |
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| set the line of democracy which was a boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas. |
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| Beans growing of the trellis of the cornstalks and squash covering the plants mounds to retain moisture in the soil |
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| Native people in the Ohio River Valley |
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| concept that the Spanish conquerors merely tortured and murdered Indians, stole gold and infected them with smallpox, leaving nothing of benefit |
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| Friendly policies towards Indians, monopolized fur trade, refused to retaliate for brutal Indian attack on frontier settlement. Caused Bacon's rebellion. |
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| Led Bacon's rebellion. Died suddenly of disease. Berkeley returns when this happens and hangs 20 rebellion members |
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| Came to Maryland a slave, purchased his freedom and lived in Georgetown. Devout Muslim. |
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| A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony. He developed private land ownership and helped colonists get out of debt. Helped colony survive. |
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| Was a famous witch hunter. |
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| Person who agrees to work for an employer for a specified time. |
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| Virginia system in which settlers and the family members who came with them each received 50 acres of land |
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| New form of sermon at Puritan pulpit that scolded parishioners from their waning piety. |
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| Middle portion of the triangular trade that brought African slaves to the Americas. |
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| Dues indentured servants got when they were freed. Corn, clothes, and possibly land |
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| Searches for witches or witchcraft. |
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| the Americans' ability to be clever, original, and inventive eventually became a claimed national trait |
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| Greater stability in NE, less so in South |
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| Attempt to become part of Puritan congregation. Required proof. |
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| Response to people's troubles being ignored by Governor Berkeley and unfair economic practices. |
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| Small New York revolt that reflected class antagonism between landlords and merchants. |
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| Allowed a half-membership in the church by those who'd not converted yet. |
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| A black American of African descent. |
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| Most widely used textbook in colonial New World. |
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