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Vocabulary 2
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What were commanders of English warships called?
Sea Dogs
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Name the famous sea dog who captured a loaded treasure ship of riches.
Francis Drake
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New Spain was formed after which European group came to the Americas and claimed land.
Spaniards from Spain
100
What became the cash crop for Jamestown colony?
Tobacco
100
What are rulers of royal colonies called?
monarchs
200
What were large farms called in New Spain?
plantations
200
Which man worked to improve the conditions Native American slaves worked in?
La Casas
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Which European colony was formed after they sailed through the St. Lawrence River and claimed much of the center of North America?
New France
200
Why did colonies often not survive?
Often colonies did not survive because they ran out of food and needed supplies to continue living.
200
What is land ruled by another country called?
A colony
300
Another name for an owner?
proprietor
300
Which Native American showed Plymouth colonists how to survive?
Squanto
300
Where did the English claim land in North America?
The English claimed land along the NE coast of North America.
300
Name three things many slaves died from.
Starvation, Overwork, Disease
300
Another name for fort is ...?
Presidio?
400
What is share of ownership in a company called?
stock
400
Which colonist said that anyone who did not work did not eat in the Jamestown colony
John Smith
400
What region was called Louisiana in the 1600's?
The area from the Appalachians to the Rockies and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes was known as the Louisiana Purchase.
400
How did horses change the Native Americans way of life?
The Native Americans had to tame their horses. Then they could use them in war and hunting.
400
Another name for economic success?
prosperity
500
If you have the right to control and make decisions, you have _______ over a project?
authority
500
Who was the English pirate who led a crew in sailing around the world?
Francis Drake
500
The Pilgrims started which colony?
Plymouth Colony
500
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact is an agreement among the men on the Mayflower to govern themselves.
500
What did Spain create to spread Christianity throughout its new lands?
missions
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