Exploration and Settlement Flashcards
What other fears do you think explorers had?
How they would reach their destination? Would they come across any storms or bad weather?
Judging from the illustration on page 24, what do you think some explorers feared?
Sea monsters and animals within the sea.
What might explorers have ventured into unknown lands?
During strong storms or harsh waters. Also many mistakes that happen on route and captain orders gone wrong.
What might explorers have done once they found new lands?
i predict that they may have explored the land looking for people gold, and riches.
describe how Spain established territorial claims in the Caribbean and South America.
After the voyage of Christopher Columbus, Spain began sending conquistadors to conquer the vast empire for spain. Then in 1519 hernan cortes went to the aztec capital of tenochtitlan. The aztecs had never seen such armor and metal and somewhat mistook cortes as their god. Francisco played an impact by capturing a south american empire. He forced an attack on the empire. Luckily smallpox had invaded Peru before Francisco Pizarro had arrived and left thousands dead. The Francisco captured the Aztecs ruler Atahualpa, he promised to release him in exchange for gold. So they people gave 3 rooms filled with silver and gold. Anyway, Francisco killed the leader and took over the Incan empire.
Describe how Spain established territorial claims in North America. Include these terms in your answer: Ponce de Leon, Francisco Coronado, pueblos
Paragraph: Ponce de Leon was one of the people who had sailed with columbus. He made his fortune by discovering gold in the land of puerto rico. Even though he had enough wealth he had heard rumors from indians that there was a fountain of youth. He landed on a peninsula in North America on 1513. He landed there on easter so he called it La Florida (flowerly). Eight years later he came again to establish a colony, but american indians used poisoned arrows to drive away invaders. Unluckily he was one of the people shot. Francisco Coronado had a goal to find the gold cities. He took de Niza as his guide. Traveling more than 7000 miles they found a american indian pueblo. A pueblo is a village apartment made of stone or adobe rising high in the sky. Niza though these were gold cities but Cornado did not. He then sent Niza back. Coronado then kept traveling north up into the great plains and then ending his expedition saying, “Seven cities of gold are just seven little villages.”
Describe what life was like in a typical Spanish settlement in North America. Make sure and have presidio and mission in your description.
At first when other soldiers from european nations began arriving, soldiers were sent to protect the claims. They lived in forts called presidios. Catholic missionaries accompanied the soldiers in the borderlands. Missionaries and their priests try to convert the people in their religion. The missionaries built settlements called missions where they taught the christian faith. Each mission grew most of its food and what they needed to survive.
Describe the relationship that existed between the Spanish and the American Indians living in North America.
In the beginning the Pueblo indians of new mexico welcomed the newcomers. But the spanish repaid their kindness in cruelty. Most indians were the slaves of the spanish people. After being tortured the indians took a revolt on the spanish and tried to drive them out. 12 years passed before the spanish returned to new mexico.
Describe how France established territorial claims in North America. Include these terms in your answers: Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Robert de La Salle.
France had sent Jacques Cartier to explore the coastline of the atlantic. He was goal was to find a Northwest passage, an all water route through the North American Continent so it would be easier for ships sailing to west asia.Cartier did not however find the passage but he did find land that we call Canada today. He also found something valuable as spanish gold- beaver fur. Beaver hats were in top market in europe and hat makers were willing to pay full prices for beaver pelts. The first settlement in new france (canada) was founded by Samuel de Champlain. In 1608 he sailed up the St. Lawrence river and built a trading post called Quebec. For the next 150 years quebec would be a base for french explorers, soldiers, traders, and fur trappers. New France failed to attract large numbers of settlers.Because of their harsh climate new france discouraged french farmers from crossing the Atlantic.
Describe the relationship that existed between the French and the American Indians living in North America.
Since the french were more interested in fur than farming they did not try to conquer the indians and put them to work as the spanish had done. instead they made the american indians their business partners.
Describe how England established territorial claims in North America. Include these terms in your answer: John Cabot, London Company, Jamestown.
John cabot was inspired by the voyages of columbus. In 1947 he sailed west across the atlantic. He had landed on NewFoundLand and island off the coast of Canada. Like Columbus, he mistakenly believed that he had landed in asia. Later however England claimed all of North America because of the flag Cabot had planted. In 1607 a group of merchants formed the London Company to start a money making company in virginia. The company crammed 105 settlers and 39 settlers into 3 tiny ships and sent them across the atlantic. When they reached, they settled in a swampy peninsula. they called the land Jamestown after king james 1.
Describe what life was like in Jamestown.
Jamestown settlers didn’t know that the land that they were in had been carrying a disease carrying mosquito. It was also surrounded by a large and powerful indian group. None of the Jamestown were farmers, they were a mix of craftsmen and gentleman. As supplies ran out they started trading with indians. Hunger and disease was soon among the people and every few days another body was carried to the graveyard. One of the members of the Jamestown settlement was John Smith, who was in control. “If any would not work, neither would they eat.” he said, “ They were so hungry, they worked. P
Describe the relationship that existed between the British and the American Indians living in North America.
Bartering with the indians wasn’t so easy. Many decided that they would eventually kill the english or just let them starve, then trade.
Describe how the Netherlands established territorial claims in North America. Include these terms in your answer: Henry Hudson, Peter Stuyvesant.
In 1621, Hudson discovered a deep river full of fish and thought it might just take him all the way across the continent. It didn’t, but he claimed the land along its banks for the netherlands. The river was later known as the hudson river and the land he claimed was known as the netherlands. Peter Minuit was the colony’s governor, wanting peaceful relations with indians the company told minuit that any native people on manhattan should not be harmed with violence but should be approached with kind words and given something. Peter then offered the island indians pots, beads, and blankets with about 24 dollars in exchange for their land. Peter stuyvesant later became the governor of the colony. when stuyvesant arrived in manhattan he called the settlement, new amsterdam, after capital city of netherlands.
Describe what life was like in a trading post in New Netherland. Make sure and have fur, Iroquois, weapons in your description.
Dutch made deals with members of the iroquois confederacy and alliance of five indian groups who lived across the northern portion of the netherlands. The french had longed supplied the huron, the iroquois great rivals, so it made sense for the iroquois to become partners with the dutch who supplied them with weapons they needed to stand up against the huron. (smart minds did they have :])
