Pre American-Revolution Vocabulary
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Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts related to pre American-Revolution history.
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GOD
European desire to spread their religion and influence through colonization.
GOLD
The quest for wealth and treasures during colonization.
GLORY
The ambition of European countries to gain power and popularity by expanding their territories.
Colonizer
A person or nation that establishes control over a foreign territory, often by force.
Colony
A place where people from another country move to live, but it is still controlled by their home country.
Settlement
A place where people build homes and live together in a new area.
Christopher Columbus
An explorer known for connecting Europe to the Americas after his voyages in 1492.
Amerigo Vespucci
An explorer who clarified that the lands discovered were a new continent, not Asia; America is named after him.
New Amsterdam
A colony started by the Dutch that later became New York City.
13 Colonies
The original settlements along the East Coast of North America that became the first states of the United States.
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