| Sect 1 - An Era of Exploration | ||
| #1 | What did diseases like smallpox and typhus do to Native Americans in Mexico and the Caribbean? |
The diseases killed them |
| #2 | What animal, from the Columbian Exchange, had a direct impact on how Native Americans carried goods and battled Europeans? |
horses |
| #3 | Which pair of goods are ones that came from the Americas and taken to Europe?
A. tobacco, salt B. maize, pumpkins C. horses, cows D. smallpox, typhus
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B. maize, pumpkins |
| #4 | Who showed the Europeans the potential for settling and gaining riches from the new lands of the Americas through his voyages? |
Christopher Columbus |
| #5 | What did the circumnavigation of Magellan's 18 crew members do for the Europeans? |
it made them aware of the true size of the Earth |
| Sect 2 - Spain Builds an Empire | ||
| #1 | What did the Spanish call the land from present-day Florida to present-day California where they were largely unsuccessful because they met strong Indian resistance? |
the borderlands |
| #2 | What were pueblos, presidios, and missions in New Spain? |
kinds of settlements |
| #3 | Who asked the king of Spain to enact laws prohibiting the enslavement of Native Americans? |
Bartolome' de Las Casas |
| #4 | Which group lost their empire to the Spanish due to the infighting among themselves over the control of their government and which one lost their empire due to European diseases?
A. Incas B. Mayans C. Aztecs D. Romans |
A. Incas C. Aztecs |
| #5 | What was the four tier social system or order of society in New Spain from the top to the bottom? |
Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Indians |
| Sect 3 - Colonizing North America | ||
| #1 | What led to the conflict between New France and New Netherland in North America in the 1600's? |
the fur trade |
| #2 | Western European nations were able to make use of North American resources because of the failure to do what? |
find the Northwest Passage |
| #3 | What caused the increase of religious rivalries between the European nations? |
The Protestant Reformation |
| #4 | What was the search done by Western European nations to find a direct water route to Asia called? |
The Northwest Passage |
| #5 | Who encouraged rivalries between the settlers for goods and land during the tensions of the Protestand Reformation from Europe to North American? |
European rulers |
| Sect 4 - Building the Jamestown Colony | ||
| #1 | What great assembly marked the beginning of the tradition of representative government in the English colonies? |
the House of Burgesses |
| #2 | What spread the disease malaria that killed many of the Jamestown colony who built homes along the James River? |
mosquitos |
| #3 | Which two groups helped the population of Jamestown grow by arriving in great numbers after 1619? |
Women and Africans laborers |
| #4 | What did the Jamestown Colony require from England in their early years? |
additional laborers |
| #5 | What three challenges did the colonists of Jamestown face? |
starvation, disease, and conflicts with Native Americans |
| Sect 5 - Seeking Religious Freedom | ||
| #1 | Who helped the Pilgrims survive the early hardships in their settlement? |
Native Americans |
| #2 | What was the name of the Native American who taught the Pilgrims how to plant and grow their own food? |
Squanto |
| #3 | What happened to Europeans who didn't follow the established church that most rullers followed? |
they were persecuted |
| #4 | What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact? |
establish laws for the general good of the people |
| #5 | What did the signers of the Mayflower Compact agree to do? |
make and obey laws for the good of the colony |
| Final Question | |
Who sparked trade between the Eastern and Western hemispheres? |
Christopher Columbus |