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HISTORY EXAM
history midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the significance of new York? | the English were trying to find a way to the west, and new York had a port available if they could beat the Dutch |
| what are the runners of the woods | they lived and married the natives but traded furs indivdualy |
| why did the native americans align with the Spaniards? | They didn't like the Aztecs, so they wanted the help of spain to overthrow the Aztecs so spain could rule |
| why was the capture of Montezuma significant to spain | spain had more money and power and land to take over now |
| what are some effects of the dutch alliance with the Iroqious | the iroqious got guns and weapons and killed off the Heron |
| how did the Spanish armada effect the balance of power | the English were now the top dogs (WOOF)-hh |
| why did the Spanish armada want to attack England | they wanted to dethrown Catherine because she wanted it to be protestant and spain wanted it to be catholic |
| why did france want a piece of the pie | they were jealous of all the power England was getting |
| what are the 3 G's? | God, gold, and glory |
| what is the Colombian exchange | the native americans got diseases, and new animals and the Europeans got new farming methods, new land, and also new animals |
| what was the northwest passage | it was a searoute from atlantic to the pacific that passed through or around north america |
| mercantilism | colonies provide raw materials to the mother country inn return for provided goods |
| protestant reformation | the split of the catholic and protestant church |
| Bartholemew de las cases | wrote a book on the horrible treatment of the native americans |
| Christopher columbus | looking for a passage to asia but instead found america |
| who funded Christopher Columbus's voyage | queen Isabella and king Ferdinand of spain |
| why wouldn't Portugal fund Christopher Columbus's voyage | they thought it would take too long and they thought that the world was larger than his calculations |
| name the rigid social class system of spain | Penninsulars creoles mestizos native americans enslaved people (pigs can make noises easily) |
| king henry VIII | tryed to annul his divorce but the pope refused; ecentfually set up protestant church and had catherine |
| explain the relationship between france and spain and the native americans | spain forced native americans into harsh labor while the French traded with the indians |
| estavanico | explored parts of mexico city |
| coronado | explored texas, Kansas, Arizona, new mexico |
| encomiendas | land grants giving the right to require labor from the native americans |
| Magellan | first to circumnavigate the world |
| name 6 dangers at sea | sea monsters, storms, pirates, currents,starvation, and getting lost |
| cortez | explored parts of Cuba |
| mission | religious settlement |
| Henry Hudson | searching for a northwest passage |
| what is the difference between a plantation and encomiendas | formality |
| what was the unintended consequence for the clumbian exchange | the Europeans brought diseases such as such as chickenpox, smallpox, and measles |
| what contributed to the natives declining | the overtrapping of animals diseases and herons got killed off |
| what kind of relationship did champlian have with the indians | he worked with them to aquire furs and pelts |
| why did the French begin to farm | there was no more fur demand and the population was growing so they needed more food |
| why did the Europeans explore America? | wealth, relgion,and resources |
| why were the natives no match for the Spanish? | technology such as horses and guns divided them |
| john calvin | swiss thinker who influenced protestant reformation |
| what caused religious wars? | the reformation |
| true or false= Becca you are going to FAIL - HH | TRUE!!!!! |
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