1.3 Early Colonization Flashcards

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1
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What did Ponce de León explore in 1513?

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The Florida coast

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2
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Who crossed Panama in 1513?

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Vasco de Balboa

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3
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What was the first permanent European settlement in North America?

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St. Augustine

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4
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Who conquered the Aztecs in 1521?

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Hernán Cortés

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Who conquered the Inca during the 1530s?

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Francisco Pizarro

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What was the encomienda system?

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Colonists profited from land and indigenous labor

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What divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?

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The Treaty of Tordesillas

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8
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Who established “New France” near Quebec in 1608?

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Samuel de Champlain

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9
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Who helped the French dominate the North America fur trade?

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Natives

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10
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Friendly relations with the natives led to _______

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extensive trade networks

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11
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What did the French bring?

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Disease, guns and alcohol

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12
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What areas did the Dutch exploration focus on?

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Modern NY

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13
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What did the Dutch build near Albany in 1614?

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Fort Nassau

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14
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The Dutch built a settlement on Manhattan Island named _________

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New Amsterdam

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15
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Who did the Dutch form an alliance with?

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Iroquois Confederacy

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16
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Who ruled England from 1558 to 1603?

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Elizabeth I

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17
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What were England’s main objectives during the 1570s?

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To find the “northwest passage” to Asia, discover gold and disrupt Spain

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18
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Who founded the Roanoke colony in 1585?

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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19
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What was the piece of land that mysteriously disappeared in 1590 called?

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The “Lost Colony”

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20
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Who defended the Spanish Armada and 1588?

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English

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21
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What did “God and Gold” fuel?

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Spanish exploration and colonization

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What did Ponce de León explore in 1513?

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The Florida coast

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23
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Who crossed Panama in 1513?

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Vasco de Balboa

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What was the first permanent European settlement in North America?

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St. Augustine

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25
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Who conquered the Aztecs in 1521?

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Hernán Cortés

26
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Who conquered the Inca during the 1530s?

A

Francisco Pizarro

27
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What was the encomienda system?

A

Colonists profited from land and indigenous labor

28
Q

What divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?

A

The Treaty of Tordesillas

29
Q

Who established “New France” near Quebec in 1608?

A

Samuel de Champlain

30
Q

Who helped the French dominate the North America fur trade?

A

Natives

31
Q

Friendly relations with the natives led to _______

A

extensive trade networks

32
Q

What did the French bring?

A

Disease, guns and alcohol

33
Q

What areas did the Dutch exploration focus on?

A

Modern NY

34
Q

What did the Dutch build near Albany in 1614?

A

Fort Nassau

35
Q

The Dutch built a settlement on Manhattan Island named _________

A

New Amsterdam

36
Q

Who did the Dutch form an alliance with?

A

Iroquois Confederacy

37
Q

Who ruled England from 1558 to 1603?

A

Elizabeth I

38
Q

What were England’s main objectives during the 1570s?

A

To find the “northwest passage” to Asia, discover gold and disrupt Spain

39
Q

Who founded the Roanoke colony in 1585?

A

Sir Walter Raleigh

40
Q

What was the piece of land that mysteriously disappeared in 1590 called?

A

The “Lost Colony”

41
Q

Who defended the Spanish Armada and 1588?

A

English

42
Q

What did “God and Gold” fuel?

A

Spanish exploration and colonization

43
Q

Who succeeded Elizabeth in 1603 and signed a truce with Spain?

A

James I

44
Q

Who renounced Spain claims to VA?

A

King Philip III

45
Q

Why was a charter granted by James I in 1606?

A

To separate joint-stock companies

46
Q

Who sent colonies to find Jamestown in 1607?

A

VA Co. of London

47
Q

When was the First Anglo-Powhatan War fought?

A

1610-1614

48
Q

Who spent years developing a proper farm to raise in VA?

A

John Rolfe

49
Q

When was the House of Burgesses created?

A

1619

50
Q

What were Virginia’s three major problems by 1622?

A

Debt, death, Indian disputes

51
Q

When was the second Anglo-Powhatan War fought and what did it do?

A

1622-1632 and bankrupted the VA Company

52
Q

When did Virginia become a royal colony?

A

After James I revoked its charter in 1624

53
Q

Who gave Thomas Westin a patent for a northern settlement?

A

VA Co of Lon

54
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When and where did the Mayflower land?

A

November 1620 in Plymouth Bay

55
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When was the Thanksgiving festival held?

A

After Plymouth’s first harvest

56
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Separatist Puritans

A

Separatists is to felt the need to completely abandon the church of England

57
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Non-separatist

A

Believed that they could reform the church from within

58
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A group of non-separatist Puritans fled to NE in the late 1620s and started what?

A

Massachusetts Bay Colony w Boston as its capital

59
Q

What was the population boom in the 1630s caused by?

A

A “Great Migration”

60
Q

John Winthrop

A

Influential leader of the MBC

61
Q

John Winthrop envisioned Boston as a _______

A

“City upon a hill” for all to emulate

62
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How did John Winthrop lay out his plans?

A

By writing “A Model of Christian Charity” in 1630