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a form of Christianity that was in opposition to the Catholic Church
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Protestantism
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a waterway through or around North America
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Northwest Passage
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a form of Christianity that was in opposition to the Catholic Church
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a waterway through or around North America
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navigational instrument for finding directions
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a person examining a region that is unknown to them
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A Spanish conqueror of the Americas
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to sail around the world
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Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.
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He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.
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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
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Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541).
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Discovered what today is known as the Hudson River. Sailed for the Dutch even though he was originally from England. He was looking for a northwest passage through North America.
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The first French explorer to explore mainland Canada in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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elected representative to an assembly
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First permanent English settlement in North America
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Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. It was financed by Sir Walter Raleigh, and its leader in the New World was John White. All the settlers disappeared, and historians still don't know what became of them.
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An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
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French colony in North America, with a capital in Quebec, founded 1608.
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A colony founded by the Dutch in the New World. It became New York.
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After the defeat of the Aztecs, it was a Spanish colony. Its capital was Mexico City.
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The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
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A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.
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A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
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A written plan of government
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A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.
