1.03 Quiz: Conquest and Colonies Flashcards
What key advantage did Spanish invaders have over the native peoples they conquered?
Spanish soldiers had horses and superior weapons. Also disease. (This is what the test questions said, but I am pretty sure the text book said diseases)
What did many English settlers hope to gain by leaving their native land and settling in the New World?
religious freedom
Located in present-day Peru
Inca Empire
leader was Atuhualpa
Inca Empire
conquered by Pizarro
Inca Empire
capital city fell after months of siege
Aztec Empire
capital city was Cuzco
Inca Empire
located in present-day Mexico
Aztec Empire
leader was Montezuma
Aztec Empire
civilization was destroyed
Aztec Empire
Inca Empire
capital city was Tenochtitlán
Aztec Empire
conquered by Cortés
Aztec Empire
disease killed many people
Aztec Empire
Inca Empire
conquerors melted down jewelry and artworks
Aztec Empire
Inca Empire
This country established a settlement in South Africa and also colonized much of Indonesia. Its colonies in the New World included New Amsterdam and Guiana.
Netherlands
Which country had successful trading posts in India before it established colonies in North America?
England
England’s first attempt at colonization in North America failed. Where was the first successful English colony in the New World?
Jamestown
Some English settlers, such as the Pilgrims, came to the New World seeking religious freedom. Where did many settle?
New England
Which country founded Quebec and claimed the land surrounding the Mississippi River, which they called Louisiana?
France
What groups of people made up most of the French settlers in the New World?
priests and fur trappers
Which country claimed lands along the east coast of South America?
Portugal
How did the Portuguese treat the native peoples in the New World lands they controlled?
They forced them to labor in mines and fields.
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What capitals did Cortés and Pizarro build when they destroyed the Aztec and Inca capitals?
Mexico City and Lima
What system did the Spanish use to maintain control of their colonies?
the encomienda system
