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Estimated Native Population in North America

Between two to ten million native peoples lived across what is today the United States.

Makah Tribe

A tribe from the Pacific Northwest known for focusing on whaling and fishing.

Iroquois Confederacy

A union of five tribes: Cayuga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Onondaga located along the St. Lawrence River.

Council of Fifty

A governing body that guided the Iroquois Confederacy, with significant roles for women.

Native American View on Land

They viewed land as for the common good, contrasting with European views of land as private property.

Christopher Columbus

An explorer whose voyages created a permanent connection between the New World and Europe.

Funding of Exploration

Portugal, Spain, England, and France financed exploration in the Age of Exploration.

Columbus’s Miscalculation

Columbus believed the distance to Asia was only 10,000 miles west of Europe, when it was actually much farther.

Tainos

The native people encountered by Columbus upon reaching the New World.

Hispaniola

The first settlement established by Columbus, located in modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The Lost Colony

The famous failed early settlement attempt by the English in North America.

Jamestown

Founded in 1607, it was the first successful English settlement in America.

Puritans

Individuals who believed the Church of England needed to be purified and who sought religious reform.

The Mayflower

The ship that carried the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620.

John Winthrop

The leader of the Puritans who believed in a 'city on a hill' vision for their colony.

Roger Williams

An ordained minister known for advocating for the separation of church and state and questioning colonial charters.

Providence Colony

A colony formed by Roger Williams and his followers that advocated for religious freedom.

Rhode Island

The colony founded on principles of religious tolerance by Roger Williams.

Spanish Armada

Defeated in 1588, a fleet sent by Spain to punish England for piracy.

1492

Columbus arrived;

1607

Jamestown founded

1620

pilgrims