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An English explorer who was prominent in Jamestown who was captured by Native Americans in 1607 for a period of time.
Who is John Smith?
A Native American group located in the Mississippi River Valley that had a complex social hierarchy and had about 200-300k people at its height. Abandoned in 1350.
Who are the Cahokia?
A system of political economy based on political regulation.
What is Mercantilism?
A slave uprising in 1739 in South Carolina. The slaves armed themselves and killed colonists. Colonists suppressed the rebellion.
What was the Stono rebellion?
A newspaperman that criticized a Governor Crosby. The governor accuses him of lying but, he is acquitted by defending his criticisms were true
Who is John Paul Zenger?
A prominent group in Pennsylvania who believed all men were equal, people could communicate directly with God, and tolerated all people from any religious or ethnic backgrounds including Native Americans.
Who are the Quakers?
English laws passed beginning in the 1650's requiring certain English colonial goods be shipped through English ports with Englishmen on ships and benefitings from the goods.
What is the Navigation Acts?
The first to recognize the European oppression of Native Americans. Sailed with Christopher Columbus on 3rd voyage.
Who is Bartolome de Las Casas?