People Groups
English people who came to the New World to escape persecution, to establish a place to bring up their children, and to advance missions
What is a pilgrim
French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River
Who is Jacques Cartier?
nation that developed from the original thirteen colonies
what is the United States of America?
cowboys in Argentina
What is a Gauchos?
Two kinds of cash crops
What is tobacco and indigo?
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
What are Mestizos
French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes (Ontario and Huron); also known as the Father of New France
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
delivered the colonists in North America from English rule
what is the War for Independence?
crowned emperor of an independent Brazil, On September 7, 1822, Pedro shouted, “Independence or death!”
Who is Pedro I?
line drawn on the map by the pope that was supposed to determine where Spain and Portugal could claim land
What is the Line of Demarcation?
Spaniards born in Spain
what is a peninsulares?
strong English leader that turned the Jamestown settlement into a thriving colony
Who is John Smith?
the working document outlining the pattern of U.S. government
what is the Constitution?
best known for his role in leading the Spanish colonies in their struggle for independence, spread independence to Colombia.
____________ means sent out of the colonies, ____________ means brought into the colonies
What is exported and imported?
a Portuguese noble that ruled in the New World; a hereditary privilege
What is a donatario?
was an early leader in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
who is John Cotton?
controlled trade in the Spanish colonies
what is the Mother Country?
fought alongside Bolívar for Venezuelan independence and then went on to free Ecuador from Spanish dominion
English people who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in order to establish a society based on biblical principles
Who are the Puritans?
South American leaders who established dictatorships
what is a caudillos
was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his opposition to the established church there.
Who is Roger Williams
a church recognized and supported by the colony’s government
what is an established church?
best known for his role in leading the Spanish colonies in their struggle for independence, he freed Chile and Peru
Who is Jose de San Martin?
territory that the Portuguese gained due to the Treaty of Tordesillas
What is Brazil?