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Vocab 2
Miscellaneous
100
the Earth is round.
What is the big discovery that made people want to explore further than they had before?
100
The Delaware River
What was originally called the South River?
100
Christopher Columbus
Who is the explorer who "discovered" the New World?
100

Mayflower

The ship Columbus sailed on 

100
log cabins
What did the Swedes build that proved to be solid homes?
200
colony
What is a settlement run by a country far away?
200
St. Augustine, Florida
What was the first permanent European settlement?
200
Peter Minuit
Who was the governor of New Netherlands?
200

astronomer

Scientist that studies the stars 

200
India
Where did Christopher Columbus think he landed when he had actually landed on a small island near Florida?
300
bartering
What is the trading of goods that are equal in value?
300
Plymouth Colony
What was the settlement established by the Puritans from England. They arrived there on the Mayflower.
300
Henry Hudson
Who is the man who was probably the first European to arrive in the land of the Lenape Indians? His report inspired others to explore the New World.
300

smallpox (measles)

disease did the Europeans bring to the New World

300
the New World
What did the Europeans call the place where Columbus landed?
400
savages
What is the term many Europeans used to describe the Indians because of the way they acted?
400
Jamestown, Virginia
What was the first English settlement in the New World?
400
Protestants
What were the people called who were protesting the Roman Catholic Church?
400

voyage

a long journey, usually by ship/boat

400
fur
What was the good that settlers were able to sell for a lot of money because it was so popular and hard to find in Europe?
500
printing press
What is the invention that made it possible to share knowledge more easily?
500
New York City
What is New Amsterdam called today?
500
Peter Stuyvesant
Whose nickname was "Old Silvernails" because of his wooden leg?
500

permanent

lasts or remains unchanged

500
religious freedom
What was probably the most important reason people left Europe?