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Ch. 3 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Was Colombus 1st to reach the Americas? | No. The Vikings. |
| The Vikings battled with . . . | Inuits(Eskimos) |
| Colombus wanted to reach . . . | the West Indies |
| Colombus set sail in _________. | August 1492 |
| Colombus's 3 ships were .... | - Santa Maria- Pinta- Nina |
| Colombus thought he reached ______, but he really reached _________. | East Asia, Caribbean Islands |
| Colombus explored for _______ months and found ________. | 3 months, GOLD |
| The natives of Colombus's colony were called what? | Tainos |
| Colombus called his colony what? | Hispaniola |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for what country? | Spain |
| In his colony, Colombus was ________. | a harsh ruler. |
| What was Colombus's reason for exploring? | Spain wanted to join in on the Asian Spice trade |
| What was Balbooa's discovery? | Pacific Ocean |
| What was Magellan's reason for sailing? | to see how wide the Pacific Ocean was |
| Magellan sailed for.... | Spain |
| Magellan discovered ... | just how wide the Pacific was |
| Hernando Cortes sailed for what country? | Spain |
| Why did Cortes sail? | to find GOLD |
| What did Cortes dicover? | the Aztecs |
| Pizzaro sailed for what country? | Spain |
| Why did Pizzaro sail? | he was looking for the Incan Empire |
| What did Pizzaro discover? | he gained control of Incan Empire |
| De Soto sialed for what country? | Spain |
| Why did De Soto sail? | wanted to find "Seven cities of Gold" |
| De Soto discovered what? | FL + other parts of S. America |
| Coronado sailed for what country? | Spain |
| What was Coronado sailing for? | "Seven Cities of Gold" |
| Coronado discovered . . . | AZ + NM |
| John Cabot sailed for what country? | England |
| What Incan emperor welcomed Cortes? | Moctezuma |
| Ponce de Leon searched for . . . | the fountain of youth |
| Conquistadors are poor . . . | rulers |
| What were the 4 social classes Spain had in their colonies (in order)? | - Peninsulaires- Creoles- Mestizos- Natives |
| Peninsulaires were what (characteristically)? | -Born in Spain- Had highest jobs |
| Creoles' characteristics: | - Born in Americas to Spanish rulers |
| Mestizos' characteristics: | - Mixed Spanish +Native background |
| Natives' characteristics: | - Full-blood natives- lowest class |
| Examples of Spanish culture in colonies: | - laws-- religion- learning |
| Examples of Spanish culture in colonies: | - clothing- food |
| Why do the Europeans want to explore? | - want to expand- want to trade- want to find the Northwest Passage(new route to Asia) |
| The Northwest Passage was . . . | a waterway through North america |
| Henry Hudson sailed for whom? | the Dutch |
| Henry Hudson found the . . . | Hudson Bay |
| Giovanni explored for what country? | France |
| Jaques cartier sialledfor what country? | France |
| Cariter found the . . . | St. Lawrence river |
| Who wassent overboard by his own crew? | Hudson |
| European nations began to fight for what 2 things? | - land- riches |
| The European religious divisions were . . . | Protestants vs. Catholics |
| Martin Luther led . . . | the Protestant Reformation |
| Champlain and . . . | - Port Royal- Quebec |
| Robert de la Salle -- | built fort in Neww Orleans |
| Champlains sent by what country? | France |
| Quebec government -- | controlled diretly by King |
| Peter Minuit = | led to Hudson river |
| Dutch ways (still) in America | - ice skating- St. Nick |
| New Jamestown arrivals in 1619: | - 100 women- African slaves for tobacco fields |
| Hardships faced by Jamestown settlers: | - short amount of foodswampy area- bad water- mosquitoes- fighting Council members |
| Repreentative government set up by/with: | - House of Burgesses- Parliament- Magna carta- John Smith (must work for food) |
| Europeans controlled and regulated religion by/with: | - an established church- anyone not part of church = persecuted |
| Pilgrims' 1st winter hard beacause: | - not enough food- didn't have proper shelters- die from disease- die from starvation |
| How did the Natives help the Pilgrims? | - taught them to survive- Squanto brought them seeds |
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