chapter 1 Flashcards
study guide
which country wanted to find a water passage to the Far East
France
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
discovered the Grand Canyon; Spain; 1540
what year did Columbus found America and what ships did he take?
1492; Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta
- Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico
- hunted small animals and ate wild plants
- adobe houses
Southwest
Sir Francis Drake
the most famous sea dog; England; 1577
Hernando de Soto
discovered the MS River; Spain; 1539
the first legalized enslavement occurred in ____ in ___________
1641; Massachusetts
King Phillip II sent how many ships in his invincible amada
150
What did the year 1619 mark the beginning of which tradition in America?
republican tradition
when was slavery recognized as legal in Virginia?
1661
what were the English’s motives for finding colonies?
political, personal gain, religion, economic
John Cabot
laid claim to the Atlantic Coast for England; England; 1497/1498
Sir Walter Raleigh organized many expeditions to ___________. His first attempt in _____ failed due to ________, ___________, and ______. He tried a second time in ________.
Roanoke Island; 1585; famine, poor leadership skills, Indian attacks; 1587
what were the two reasons for the tension between England and Spain?
religion and because of Drake
some reasons for exploration (of the New World)
- spices
- silk
- porcelain
- profit
- gems
- precious metals
carved from large trees and depicted local legends and important events
totem poles
in England, ___ had most of the land
law
the House of Burgesses were chosen and gathered to pass ____ for the good of the people
laws
another word for vikings
Norseman
- lived in the East
- hunting, fishing, planting
- permanent villages
woodlands
- Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
- hunted buffalo
- were nomadic, used horses and tepees
plains
- between the Rocky Mountain and the mountains farther west
- hunting buffalo, gathered wild nuts and berries
- tepees or brush shelters
Great Basin and plateau
Sir Walter Raleigh
organized expeditions off the coast of North Carolina (Roanoke Island) and started the lost colony; England; 1587
what was Samuel de Champlain called?
Father of New French
what diseases did the Europeans bring to America?
Measles and smallpox
Jacques Cartier
discovered the St. Lawrence River; France; 1534
What did the Europeans bring to America?
horses and cattle
how did the conquistadors mistreat the Indians?
they plundered their wealth, enslaved and killed them
Leif Ericson
founded Vinland and journeyed through America; around A.D. 1000
what did the Indians think the European’s ships were?
floating islands
Robert de La Salle
claimed the MS River; France; 1679-82
what unfamiliar plants did Europeans take home from America?
maize and potato
in what year was Jamestown established?
May of 1607
when the europeans came to America, what did the Indians believe they were?
great spirits
the Virginia company created the ______
House of Burgesses
Juan Ponce de León
first European to see America and explore Florida; Spain; 1513
in the mid ____ only what two groups were allowed to settle in French colonies?
1600s; Roman Catholics and Huguenots
Samuel de Champlain
explored the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes Region and founded Quebec; France; 1603
- Pacific Northwest
- used water for food
- permanent villages, in cedar homes
west coast
