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ar history ch3
Question | Answer |
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an official count of the population | census |
a point where two or more streams come together | confluence |
to cause damage or destroy | havoc |
the body's ability to fight off infection, virus, or disease | immunity |
an economic theory created to increase the wealth and power of a country through tight government controls | mercantilism |
an English explorer sent to the New World to find a shorter route to Asia | John Cabot |
explorers sent to find riches for Spain; "one who conquers" | conquistador |
spanish explorer who first returned telling stories of great gold mines and wealth of the New World | Christopher Columbus |
claimed to be "son of the sun" to natives of Arkansas | Hernando De Soto |
in 1514, he and his men crossed the Mississippi River into Arkansas to find great riches | Hernando De Soto |
how would immunities have prevented so many natives from dying | their bodies could have fought off diseases brought over by the European explorers |
a Catholic priest from France | Jacques Marquette |
a fur trapper from France sent to North America to explore the interior of the continent and establish strong relations with the native peoples | Louis Joliet |
a decorated or carved wooden stick with a pipe on the end that symbolized friendship and peace | calumet |