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 Chapter 2 Section 2  The settling of the new world.

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1  Chapter 2 Section 2  The settling of the new world

2  Called the Conquistador because he conquered the Aztecs and their leader Montezuma at Tenochtitlan.

3  Conquered the Incas and their leader Atahualpa in Peru

4  Introduced the slave trade from Africa to the Spanish in their new world colonies

5  Founded Quebec

6  Canoed down the Mississippi River for France and named the land Louisiana after King Louis of France

7  New Netherland- The Dutch purchased the island of Manhattan from a Native American group called the Wappinger. This settlement became the only main Dutch colony in the Americas and was located along the Hudson River.  The main city of New Netherland was named New Amsterdam. Now it’s “The city so nice, they named it twice!”

8  Jamestown Colony-1607 colony in Virginia that became the first permanent settlement in the US.  Pilgrims-English settlers at Plymouth Colony looking for religious freedom. Captain John Smith, Pocahantas  French and Indian War- British-French conflict over the British settling on French claimed soil.


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