Vocabulary
Basic unit of money in England
What is a pound?
Served God as a Catholic priest, lived among the Natives at Norridgewock and was killed during a raid
Who was Father Rasle?
Created prosperity for the Natives
What was the fur trade?
Contested land that the Virginians thought was up for grabs
What is the Ohio Country or Ohio Valley region?
We wanted to catch cod and return home to Europe to make money in the markets.
Who were the fishermen?
Massachusetts got a stronger claim to Maine in 1677
What is paid the family of Sir Fernando Gorges 1250 pounds?
To gradually move onto another person's territory/land
What is encroachment?
An important sachem or chief in Maine. Responsible for raids on the English settlements. His daughter married Baron de Castin.
Who was Madockawando?
The Natives had become dependent upon these European goods
What was muskets, powder & shot?
Reason the Half-King was called by his nick-name
What is limited authority?
Group that wanted to control the Maine settlements and expand its' borders by using Maine as a buffer against the French.
Who were the General Court?
Visited Maine twice and wrote two travel books about the state
Who was John Josselyn?
Economic theory in which the Mother country tries to accumulate wealth
What is mercantilism?
Falmouth settler who was taken captive by the Natives. Forced to march to Canada in the dead of winter. Lost her husband and son.
Who was Hannah Swarton?
Storehouse was attacked by the Natives in 1676
What was Arrowsic Island?
Intricately woven belts and strings encoded with messages of war, peace, and friendship.
What are wampum?
Wanted to live peacefully on the land provided by their Creator. Did not want to deplete the natural resources
Who were the Wabanaki?
Commander at Fort William Henry at Pemaquid that was surrendered to the French after an attack
Who was Pasco Chubb?
A story based on one's memories
What is a memoir?
I was the Royal Governor of Massachusetts. I helped end the Salem Witch trials and found fortune after raising a sunken Spanish ship.
Who is Sir William Phipps?
Reason the English complained about how the Natives fought
What is they hide behind trees and ambushed them?
Reason Washington didn't realize he had signed a document confessing to the assassination of Jumonville.
Why was he could not speak or read French?
Some wanted to separate from the English Church and control fur trade; others wanted to settle in the New World to seek religious freedom and pay off debt
Who were the Pilgrims and Puritans?
Strategic Fort that was taken by Sir William Pepperell
What is Fort Louisbourg?
Long black robe worn by a priest
What is a cassock?
I was a hero that took Fort Louisbourg. I raised my own troops. My family's wealth came from the textile industry.
Who was Sir William Pepperell?
Watched his parents be killed at York, waited 30 years to get revenge during the raid at Norridgewock.
Who was Captain Jeremiah Moulton?
Two objects owned by General Braddock that Washington took home to Mt. Vernon
What was the bloodied, red sash and brass pistol?
Wanted to live among the Natives and convert them to Christianity. Wanted to support the Natives who needed to defend their homeland.
Who were the Catholic priests?
French & Indian War that included the Massacre at Norridgewock
What was Lovewell's War or Dummer War?