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hourglass

 a tool used to keep track of time

100

expedition

- a journey

100

missionaries

tried to convert people to their faith

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-ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War

between Great Britain and France

Treaty of Paris

100

Native Americans join the British troops during the French and

Indian War. The Native Americans helped the British because

they thought _____________.

they would let them keep their land

200

quadrant

tool used to measure angles

200

cartographer

 map maker

200

imported

brought into from another country to be sold

200

a human being owned as property by another, usually for life,

and forced to work for that person

slave

200

The British gained control of New Netherland when the Dutch

governor, _________, surrendered to them because the

British had a bigger army.

Peter Stuyvesant

300

compass

used to see which direction they were traveling

300

origin

the country a person originally came from

300

The war fought in North America as part of the

Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France being fought in

Europe

French & Indian War

300

The primary goal of the voyages of the explorers Verrazano,

Hudson, and Champlain’s voyages was to find a __________.

shorter route to Asia

300

The main reason French missionaries interacted with Native

Americans was because they wanted to __________________.

convert the Native Americans to Christianity
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nautical charts

maps of bodies of water - track where they were

going

400

colony

a territory located far from the country that has control

over it

400

ally

someone who joins you or is on your side

400

Native Americans thought you should _____ the land with

everyone, while settlers wanted individuals to ____ the land.

share; own

400

French and British wanted the support of the Native Americans

during ____________ because Native Americans

were essential (important) to the fur trade.

the French and Indian War

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explorer

a person who travels to an unfamiliar area to search for

information

500

alliances

agreements between nations or countries

500

neutral

do not side with anyone

500

In New York in the 1600s the French and Dutch were more

interested in the ______ than in setting up areas for their

country to settle. They realized they could rely on the Native

Americans to help them _____.

fur trade; hunt

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The _________ helped the British because they thought the British would let them keep their land

Native Americans

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