Quizlet History Vocab. Vaughan

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  1. Altamaha River: Fort King George was built on its mouth
  2. colony: group of people who settle in a new land but keep tie to thier mother country
  3. Fort King George: fort on the mouth of the Altamaha River that was a warning point for invaders for the English, abanded in 1727
  4. Hernando de Soto: explored Flordia and South Georgia in 1539 to search for gold
  5. indentured servants: servants who agreed to work for someone for a period of time, usually 4-6 years
  6. James Edward Oglethrope: set up the Georgia colony for debters, because his friend died from the poor debters jails
  7. mercantilism: policy that England should export more than it imports
  8. Saint Augustine: spanish colony founded in Flordia, in 1565, oldest city in USA
  9. Santa Catalina Mission: spanish mission on St. Cathrines, and the Cumberlant islands in 1566
  10. tax: sumthin u do
  11. Trench Mouth: painful mouth condition from eating out of a trencher