Question | Answer |
Who were the earliest people from Europe and Asia to arrive in the Americas? | Vikings |
What were the 3 ship's names that Columbus led on his voyage west? | Nina, Pinta & Santa Maria |
What was the first Spanish colony established in the Americas by Columbus? | Hispaniola |
What did Columbus promise to Queen Isabella? | he could convert the Indians to Christianity and enslave them |
What nearly wiped out the Native Americans? | diseases and slavery |
What countries did Columbus conquer for Spain? | Puerto Rico, Jamaica & Cuba |
Why were the Aztecs easily defeated by the Spanish? | they didn't have guns, swords, cannons or armor |
Who challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church? | Martin Luther |
What was Martin Luther's movement called? | the Protestant Reformation |
What did the Dutch purchase from the Native Americans? | Manhattan Island |
What is a colony? | A territory under the immediate political control of a distant country |
What is the turning point? | A moment in history that marks an important change in history |
What does circumnavigate mean? | To sail completely around the world |
What is the Colombian Exchange? | A global exchange of goods and ideas |
What is a conquistador? | A conqueror |
What is a pueblo? | A small town |
What were missions? | Religious settlements |
What was a plantation? | A large estate farmed by many workers |
What is an alliance? | An agreement between parties that benefits both parties |
What is merchantilism? | It stated that colonies existed to make the home country wealthy and powerful |
Who is Lief Erickson? | He settled in a town named Vinland |
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do? | They paid for Christopher Columbus' voyage |
Who was Vasco Nunez Balboa? | He claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain |
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? | He discovered the 1st all water route to Asia |
Who was Herando Cortes? | He defeated the Aztecs & destroyed their city |
Who was Francisco Pizarro? | He conquered the Incas |
Who was Ponce De Leon? | He discovered Florida |
Who was Herando De Soto? | He discovered the waters of the Mississippi River |
Who were the Penisulares? | The rulers of the colonies |
Who were the Creoles? | The wealthy, educated Spanish people |
Who were the Mestizos? | They were the farmers |
Who was John Cabot? | He discovered Newfoundland |
Who was Giovanni Verrazano? | He discovered the Carolina's |
Who was Henry Hudson? | He discovered the New York Harbor |
Who was Jacques Cartier? | He discovered Canada |