Untitled Flashcards

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A settlement founded by Pedro de Peralta that became the capital of New Mexico

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Santa Fe

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From Quebec, the French settlement moved up the St. Lawrence into this region

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Great Lakes

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The word found carved on the log on Roanoke Island that it was marked by the lost English settlement

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Croatan

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From Ponce de Leon and Hernando des Sontos's explorations, Spain claimed this as it's own

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England

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A Catholic religious order that established missions in Florida and New Mexico

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Franciscans

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This was the cash crop that helped save Virginia

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Tabacco

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First European to sail into a harbor later New York

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Verrazanno

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One of the most powerful Indian tribes that harrassed the English colony of VA

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Powhatan

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Large water passage into the North American continent discovered by Jacques Cartier

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St. Lawrence River

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Along with Lewis Jolliet, this Jesuit priest explored the Mississippi River

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Marquette