Chapter 1 - Part 1 Test Flashcards
What is the name of the land bridge in which the first people used to walk to America and the New World?
Beringia
What are the names of the 4 nations that were primarily involved in exploring and colonizing the Western Hemisphere?
France
Portugal
England
Spain
What was the FIRST group that came to the New World?
Asians
What is the name of the 3 great migrations to the New World?
Africans
Asians
Europeans
What are the classes in the Spanish colonial caste system?
Spaniard
Creoles
Mestizos
What is the name of the water route that was searched by all European nations - - that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Northwest Passage
Which explorer sailed around the world?
Magellan
When the big game began to die out - - the Indians began to domesticate and control the growth of plants. What period is this known as?
Urban revolution
In what form did France find riches in North America?
Fur trade or animal fur
Give the name of two French explorers?
Marquette and Joliet
Did the French claim land in North America that included the area around the St. Lawrence River, Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico?
NO
What are three key French city in ew France?
Montreal
Quebec
New Orleans
What did the Spanish find in their colonies that helped them become a very powerful nation?
Gold and Silver
What is the name of the powerful European nation that claimed land from southwest America, down through Mexico and into western sections of South America?
Spain
What are the names of the 3 great civilizations at the time Colubus discovered the New World?
Aztecs
Incas
Maya’s