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American history

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Christopher Columbus Italian sailor who was determined to find the Orient but found North America instead 1492
The three ships that belonged to Christopher Columbus Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria.
Indians that were in North America Mayas, Aztecs, Incas.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella They helped fund Christopher's trip to the Orient.
Amerigo Vespucci Italian merchant explorer proved that the new lands were not the Orient. America was named after Vespucci. Amerigo.
Vasco de Balboa Crossed the Isthmus of Panama 1513
Ferdinand Magellan Circumnavigation of the earth. 1519-22
Hernando Cortez/Francisco Pizarro They conquered the Inca and Aztec. They replaced the Aztecs with New Mexico.
Line Of Demarcation In 1493 the Roman pope drew an invisible line dividing the world in half.
Sea Dogs A group of bold and daring English sea captains. Pirate posers.
Sir Francis Drake 1570s plundered spanish ships.
Jacques Cartier found the St. Lawrence River.
Robert de La Salle Claimed the Mississippi river and part of the land around it.
Huguenots French protestants. They were forced to flee France because of religious persecution.
John Cabot Laid claim to the Atlantic coast of North America 1497.
Sir Walter Raleigh An english nobleman organized colonizing expeditions.
Jamestown The first settlement. Near the Virginia coast. May 1607.
John Smith A soldier that helped Jamestown survive.
House of Burgesses The first representative government in America. Began meeting in Jamestown 1619
6 Reasons the English went to America. 1. Profit 2. Ownland 3. Employment 4. Political freedom 5. Religious freedom 6. Adventure.
Joint stock companies Companies that helped colonies get started.
Charter Colonies Had regulations governing where the colony would be located .
Proprietary Colonies Were given to individuals or groups by the king. The men who received these colonies from the kind were called proprietors.
Royal colonies Direct supervision of the king.
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