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History
Mrs.Marfy Chapter 2 Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Montezuma | Ruler of the Aztec Empire |
| Pizarro | The Conquistador who conquered the Incas |
| Pope Alexander | Divided the world between Spain and Portugal |
| Conquistador | A Spanish conqueror is known as a__________________ |
| Amerigo Vespucci | The Italian sailor who had a continent named after him was |
| South America (Brazil) | The Treaty of Tordesillas moved the Line of Demarcation 800 miles to the west so that Potrugal could claim land in |
| Magellan | Who was sailing around the world, but was killed in the Phillippines |
| Mercantilism | An economic system that increases money by creating a favorable balance of trade is called |
| Balboa | the first explorer to see the Pacific Ocean |
| Spain and Portugal | The two countries that agreed to the Treaty of Tordesillas |
| Giovanni da Verrazzano | Italian who explored the Atlantic Coastline for the French |
| John Cabot | Sailed for England, but disappeared on his second voyage |
| Huguenot | French Protestant |
| Henry Hudson | Dutch Explorer whose crew rebelled |
| Why were the explorers looking for a Northwest passage? | They were looking for a direct route to Asia from Europe |
| Important effects of the defeat of the Spanish Armada | 1) Spain could now be beaten; 2) kept England independent and Protestant; 3) it allowed other nations to challenge Spanish claims of land |
| Champlain | founded the fur trading post in Quebec in 1608 |
| New Amsterdam | the name of the Dutch town that is now present day New York |
| St. Augustine | The oldest permanent European settlement in the U.S. |
| Hacienda | Spanish estate or plantation |
| Mission | a Spanish town established for religion |
| Mestizo | people of mixed Spanish and Native American decent |
| Viceroy | A person in charge of a vice-royalty who was supposed to manage the land and people for the monarchs of Spain. |
| Creole | the name given to people born to Spanish parents in New Spain |
| Peru | the Southern part of Spain's empire |
| Slaves | were NOT part of the Colombian Exchange |
| Viceroyalties | Spain divided their empire into to provinces called ____________ to govern their empire effectively |
| Enslaved Native Americans & Enslaved Africans | Who did European's turn to to work the mines and farms in the Americas? |
| Bartolome de las Casas | a priest who criticized Spanish treatment of the Native Americans |
| Jacque Cartier | French Explorer who went to present day Montreal |
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