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62 Cards in this Set
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THe Iroquois League of Five Nations or the "Tree of Peace" consisted of what indian tribes?
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Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Cayuga
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What 3 Main things did the Crusades accomplish?
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1. Revived interest for European trade in the Orient
2. Rise of the Middle class 3. Modeled conquest in the New World |
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What is the spirit of taking pride inn your country?
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Nationalism
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What was the most important invention during the Renissance?
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Printing Press
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Who started a navigation school in Portugal?
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Who was the first to sail completely around Africa?
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Vasco de Gama
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What two mistakes did Christopher Columbus make when trying to reach the far East?
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1. Believed the earth was much smaller than it really is.
2. Underestimated the percentage of earth covered in water |
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Who led the 1st voyage around the world?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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When did King Philip of France build the "Invincible Armada"?
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In 1588
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Who was considered the Father of New France?
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Samuel de Champlain
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Who claimed Louisana and the Mississippi River Valley?
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Robert Cavelier de la Salle
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When was the Magna Carta signed?
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In 1215
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What was the nickname for those who opposed the king?
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Dissenters
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What Englishman searched for the Northwest Passage?
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Sir Martin Frobisher
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What were the 3 things in England that caused people to want economic freedom?
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1. Inflation
2. Shortage of Land (Enclosure Movement) 3. Unemployment |
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Who were involved in English colonization only for honor, wealth, and prestige?
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Soverigns
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Who were involved in English colonization for a profit?
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Businessmen
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When was the 1st settlement in the new world (Jamestown) established?
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1607
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From each according to ability, to each according to need.
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Common-Store System
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When was the "starving time"?
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From 1609-1610
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THe Iroquois League of Five Nations or the "Tree of Peace" consisted of what indian tribes?
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Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Cayuga
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What 3 Main things did the Crusades accomplish?
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1. Revived interest for European trade in the Orient
2. Rise of the Middle class 3. Modeled conquest in the New World |
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What is the spirit of taking pride inn your country?
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Nationalism
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What was the most important invention during the Renissance?
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Printing Press
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Who started a navigation school in Portugal?
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Who was the first to sail completely around Africa?
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Vasco de Gama
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What two mistakes did Christopher Columbus make when trying to reach the far East?
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1. Believed the earth was much smaller than it really is.
2. Underestimated the percentage of earth covered in water |
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Who led the 1st voyage around the world?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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When did King Philip of France build the "Invincible Armada"?
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In 1588
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Who was considered the Father of New France?
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Samuel de Champlain
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When was the signing of the Magna Carta?
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1215
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What was the nickname for those who opposed the Anglocan Church?
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Dissenters
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Who searched for the Northwest Passage for England?
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Sir Martin Frobisher
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What were the three reasons that people wanted economic freedom in England?
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1. Inflation
2. Shortage of Land (Enclosure Movement) 3. Unemployment |
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Who were involved in English Colonization purely for honor, wealth, and prestige?
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Soverigns
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Who were involved in English Colonization for a profit?
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Businessmen
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When was the 1st permanent English settlement (Jamestown) established?
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1607
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"From each according to ability, to each according to need"
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Common-store System
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Who taught colonists how to grow tobacco?
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John Rolfe
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What set a prescedent for the government to protect the people before anything else?
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Bacon's Rebellion
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When did the Mayflower land on Cape Cod?
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November 9, 1620
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Who was the Pilgrim's military defense force?
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Miles Standish
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Who was the 1st governor of the Massachusetts bay colony?
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John Winthrop
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Who wrote Key Into the Language of America?
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Roger Williams
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What set a prescedent for voluntary union?
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The New England Confederation or the "League of Friendship"
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Who was the 1st Lord Baltimore?
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George Calvert
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Where was the most ambitious attempt to establish a feudalism (the Grand Model)?
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The Carolinas
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Who bought Manhattan Island from the Indians?
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Peter Minuit
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What was considered to be a "Holy Experiment" and a haven for Quakers?
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Pennsylvania
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What city becomes the largest city in the colonies?
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Philadelphia
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Who founds Georgia?
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James Oglethorpe
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When was Savannah founded?
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1733
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From what decent were the majority of settlers?
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English
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What percentage of the colonists were farmers?
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90%
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What term describes when families manufacture their own necessities?
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Domestic Manufacturing
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What college was the 1st institution in the New World for higher learning?
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Harvard
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When was Harvard founded?
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1636
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What term describes when young boys work alongside a professional who teaches him to read, write, and that specific trade?
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Aprenticeships
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Where was the 1st printing press in the New World located?
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Cambridge, MA
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Who wrote the General History of VA?
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John Smith
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What was the colonie's 1st weekly newspaper?
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Boston Newsletter
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Who set a prescedent for freedom of press?
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John Zenger
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