Early Settlements and Colonies
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 St. Augustine | located in Florida; 1st Spanish settlement; was a presidio then a mission; established in 1565 being the 1st European settlement |
| presidio | military town |
| Santa Fe | located in New Mexico; was a center for missionary work and government |
| San Diego | located in California; was both a fort and a mission |
| New France | also known as Canada; land that had been explored by Marquette & Joliet, Cartier, and de Champlain |
| Quebec | located in New France; 1st French settlement; it and Montreal were settled near the St. Lawrence River; it and Montreal were good for fishing and fur trading |
| New Amsterdam | was bought by the Dutch from a group of Agonquin Indians called the Manhattes |
| New Sweden | now New Jersey; was taken over by the Dutch in 1655 |
| Roanoke Island | located in Virginia; English came there in 1585; ran out of food and returned to England; came back in 1587; could not return to England because of a war between Spain and England; warships in the Atlantic cut them off; British sailors came looking for settlers; they had disappeared |
| mystery | what happened to the settlers in Roanoke |
| Jamestown | located in Virginia; 3 ships carrying men and boys from England came in 1607; was near a river; men thought they would find gold and gems; men had to work in fields and build houses; many died there from disease and hot weather; more settlers arrived in Jamestown in 1619, this time with women and children; they learned how to grow tobacco which was popular in England and was exported there |
| John Smith | was the leader at Jamestown; was captured by Chief Powhatan; Pocahontas pleaded to let him free; he was set free and helped back to Jamestown |
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