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Chapter 1 Review
Chapter 1: Exploration of North America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Indigenous | the first people who lived in an area |
| Silk Road | network of ancient trade routes that connected the East and West, primarily facilitating the exchange of goods like silk, spices, and other commodities between China and Europe |
| Agrarian | relying chiefly on agriculture and farming |
| Mercantilism | system where colonies would trade exclusively with their founding nation |
| Currency | a system of money |
| Northwest Passage | an imagined river passage through North America that Europeans believed would make travel between Europe and Asia faster and more efficient |
| Colonization | the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the people of an area |
| Globalization | different parts of the world becoming connected |
| Mutiny | the rebellion of a ship’s crew against the captain |
| Armada | a fleet of warships |
| Portugal | first country to send explorers out during the Age of Exploration |
| Spain | first country to send explorers to the Americas; led the way for many other countries to explore due to their success |
| France | Made land claims in North America. specifically near the St. Lawrence River |
| St. Augustine | first permanent settlement in North America which was established by the Spanish |
| Which river was the home of much fur trade in North America? | St. Lawrence River |
| Which TWO major cities did the French found? | Quebec and New Orleans |
| What were the 3 Gs of Exploration? | God, Gold, and Glory? |
| Which country claimed land in the Northeastern United States? | England |
| Which country made many land claims in the Northeastern US and Southeastern Canada area? | Dutch (Netherlands) |
| Which explorer was the first European to successfully map the Gulf Coast region? | Alonso Alvarez de Pineda |
| Which explorer was the first European to SEE the MS River on his search for gold, which he did not find? | Hernando de Soto |
| Which state is St. Augustine in? | Florida |
| Which explorer helped claim land for France which led to them taking part in the fur trade? | Jacques Cartier? |
| Why couldn't European explorers and Native Americans get along? | They had different forms of communication. (language) |
| What did explorers like Thomas Hariot think of the Natives? | They would easily adopt the European ways. |
| What 2 things did Europeans bring to the New World that changed the lives of Natives? | guns and diseases |
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