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Native Peoples in North America

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

Makah

A tribe from the Pacific Northwest focused on whaling and fishing.

Iroquois Confederacy

A union of five tribes: Cayuga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Onondaga.

Council of Fifty

A governing group that helped guide the Iroquois tribes.

Common Good View of Land

Native Americans viewed land as for the common good, in contrast to European views of land as private property.

Columbus's First Voyage

In 1492, Columbus sailed to the Bahamas believing he had reached India.

Tainos

The native people encountered by Columbus, living in villages of 100-300 people.

Hispaniola

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

Ponce de Leon

The first European to step foot in what is today the United States, arriving in Florida in 1513.

St. Augustine

Established in 1565, the oldest permanent European settlement in the U.S.

Objective of English Colonization

The joint-stock company aimed to make investors rich through the settlement of Jamestown in 1607.

Starving Time

The winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown, where only 61 of 500 settlers survived.

Puritans

Those who believed the Church of England needed to be purified.

The Mayflower

The ship used by the Pilgrims to sail to the New World in 1620.

John Winthrop

The most famous leader of the Puritans who led the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Roger Williams

An ordained minister who advocated for the separation of church and state.

Providence

The colony formed by Roger Williams that was open to citizens of any religion.

Significance of 1492, 1607, and 1620

Key dates marking Columbus's arrival, the founding of Jamestown, and the arrival of the Pilgrims.