Chapter 6 - European Imperialism

Question 1

Define expansionism

Answer 1

actions or attitudes of a stae or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory

Question 2

Provide a definition of imperialism

Answer 2

taking over territory as well as the people on it, as well as its resources

Question 3

Tell me about Sir Francis Drake

Answer 3

He was meant to have his head cut off but intsead he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth l

Question 4

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Answer 4

It was a secret treaty between Spain and Portugal to divide the New world into two parts.
Other European countries were unhappy with it and ignored its terms.

Question 5

What did the Spanish government granted land to people in New Spain to do what?

Answer 5

To mine for precious metals and set up plantations.

Question 6

List the 4 ways that Spanish imperialism affected Indigenous Peoples.

Answer 6

1) by 1600, one tenthof the original population remained
2) 90 mill. indigenous people died
3) they had no immunity to the new diseases
4) some groups went completely extinct

Question 7

What did Sir Francis Drake due regarding navigation?

Answer 7

He was the first to circumnavigate the world.