French explorer of the St' Lawrence River'

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French explorer of the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier
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Area of the Western Hemisphere from Mexico to
Panama.
Central America
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The act of establishing a colony in a new area.
colonization
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People who settle in a distant land but who are
ruled by their native land.
colony
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The study of the land, resources and people of an
area.
geography
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Group by which an area is ruled.
government
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The representative assembly in colonial Virginia.
House of Burgesses
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The first permanent English settlement. It was
established in colonial Virginia in 1607.
Jamestown
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The branch of government which makes the laws. A
lawmaking body.
legislature
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The ship on which the Pilgrims came to Plymouth,
Massachusetts in 1620.
Mayflower
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Document signed upon the Mayflower in 1620 which
set up a government ruled by the people.
Mayflower Compact
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Dutch founder of New York.
Peter Minuit
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Water passage through or around North America.
It didnt exist.
Northwest Passage
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English people who sailed from Holland to
Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
Pilgrims
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A belief that one race is superior to another.
racism
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The ability to practice a religion without
interference from the government.
religious freedom
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When people are elected to make the laws for a
settlement.
representative assemblies
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Houses / villages of a group in a new area.
settlements
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Forcing others to work for you.
slavery
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Leader of Jamestown colony who helped it to
survive by enforcing rules making people work in
order to get food.
Captain John Smith
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Series of islands in the Caribbean Sea, North of
South America and east of Mexico and Central
America.
West Indies