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