10 IB Voyagers to the West- The Strangers from Europe

Question 1

Who knew America in 1491?

Answer 1

America was unknown to anyone in Europe

Question 2

What was the important information they knew about the earth in 1491?

Answer 2

They knew the earth was round

Question 3

What was Columbus’ goal on his trip?

Answer 3

He wanted to find a quicker route to India and Asia

Question 4

Who did Columbus convince to have his trip funded?

Answer 4

Columbus convinced Spanish royals to fund a trip to India

Question 5

Where did he land and where did he think he landed?

Answer 5

He landed in the Caribbeans believing it was India

Question 6

How did he name the Native Americans based on where he thought he was?

Answer 6

Named the natives “Indians”

Question 7

After it was discovered, who made trips to the New World?

Answer 7

Europeans powers made trips to New World

Question 8

Those who made trips after 1492 did what in the New World?

Answer 8

Claimed lands

Question 9

Why did people come to the New World?

Answer 9

• Spread the Christianity to the “savages”

- Escaped religious and political persecution

Question 10

Who dominated the 16th century?

Answer 10

Spanish settlement dominated the 16th century

Question 11

Who dominated the 17th century?

Answer 11

English settlers dominated the 17th century

Question 12

What was the first permanent settlement?

Answer 12

Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the New World

Question 13

How many English immigrants arrived in America between 1620 and 1640?

Answer 13

50k English immigrants arrived in N America between 1620 and 1640

Question 14

What are charters?

Answer 14

Permission by king to settle somewhere

Question 15

What are indentured servants?

Answer 15

Men who sold their labor for a fixed time period in exchange for having their trip to America financed

Question 16

How were the relations with Native Tribes?

Answer 16

Relations with Native Tribes were always dangerous, uncertain

Question 17

What happened between the natives and the conquistadors?

Answer 17

Brutal wars between both groups occurred and interrupted moments of peace

Question 18

How was property and ownership seen?

Answer 18

Property and ownership didn’t have the same meaning for natives and Europeans

Question 19

What helped the Europeans conquer natives?

Answer 19

Europeans had a devastating weapon that helped them conquer natives: guns

Question 20

What is the Colony of Roanoke?

Answer 20

Before Jamestown over 100 English settlers landed in Roanoke, North California in 1587

Question 21

Who is Virginia Dare?

Answer 21

First child born in the New World to English parents

Question 22

What is the LOST Colony of Roanoke?

Answer 22

The head of the colony returned to England for supplies, when he came back 3 years later, the colonists had vanished. The only clue to their fate was the word Croatoan carved on a post.

Question 23

Who is the head of the colony?

Answer 23

John White