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Native Americans
Quiz
Question | Answer |
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What did the Native Americans do before the arrival? | Land bridge was caused by sea level drop that allowed nomads to travel from northern Asia to Alaska |
Why were Europeans exploring sea routes? | They were looking for gold, god, and glory |
God | They wanted to convert natives to Christianity/missionaries |
Gold | This was the currency that all countries used |
Glory | Pride in one's country |
What was the Columbian exchange? | Exchange of goods, slavery, disease between Europe, American's and Africa |
What was the spanish armada? | English naval victory over spanish/Spain loses global dominance |
What was the renaissance? | Period in history in which there was a revival of interest in art and learning |
Who were the Conquistadors? | Men who conquered and claimed land for Spain |
What was the reason for the easy conquest of the Native Americans? | Native feelings about land thought the land was share by everyone no private owners |
Where did they explore the conquer? | Having conquered major Native Americans empires in central and South America, the Spaniards began to explore other parts of North and South America |
What were the missionaries? | People who were sent to convert into christianity |
What was Columbus theory about the world? | He assumes the Atlantic Ocean is small and traveling west is the shortest route to Asia |
Who financed his voyages? | King and Queen of Spain |
The french and english explores believed in Northern passage. What was it? | Jacques Cartier and Henry Hudson believed there was a water passage through the America's that would take them to Asia |
Where did England and France explore? Why? | As a result of Henry Hudson voyages, the Dutch established a colony in present day New York-The French established colonies in present day Canada |
Why was there trouble between England and Spain? | They were both trying to colonize the America's |
How can Historians use journals to learn about the past? | Shows us what was happening then What Columbus writes tells us things-what happened, his feelings, Native Americans, their relationships, how they felt about them and how they felt around him |