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| Cause of the French and Indian War | English colonists began moving into the backcountry (Appalachian Mts. area) and into French and Indian territory |
| French and Indian War | also called the Seven Years War because it lasted 7 years and fighting took place in America and in Europe |
| Outcome of the French and Indian War | the French lost, and had to give England their land in Canada and the Ohio River Valley area |
| What did England gain in the Treaty of Paris (1783) | England gained land from the French in Canada and in the Ohio River Valley, and Florida from Spain |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | the Prince of Portugal who started Portuguese exploration to the Indies |
| Rene Robert Cavalier | LaSalle |
| LaSalle | sailed down the Mississippi River and claimed land for France |
| Louisiana | the land between the Appalachian Mts. and the Rocky Mts. and the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico |
| Tobacco | cash crop of Jamestown and the Southern Colonies |
| French Economy | based on fur trading |
| Columbian Exchange | brought new animals, foods, and diseases that impacted the natives in the Americas |
| Oil | an important natural resource for energy |
| Spanish motivation for exploration | "God, Gold, & Glory" |
| Encomienda system | gave the Spanish the right to tax Native Americans and to make them work |
| Mayflower Compact | the Pilgrims's written plan for governing themselves |
| Aztec Gold | made Spain the richest nation in Europe |
| New Netherland (Dutch colony) | became New York and New Jersey after the English took over |
| New Amsterdam | became New York City |
| Puritans | very strict religious group who came to North America for religious freedom |
| Salem Witch Trials | were held by the Puritans when people were accused of practicing witchcraft |
