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Social Studies: European Settlements Flashcards

1
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Which countries wanted Spain’s Wealth

A
  1. England
  2. France
  3. The Netherlands
  4. Sweden
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2
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What is a convoy?

What did they do?

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  1. a fleet of ships

2. they attacked Spanish ships, burned & destroyed Spanish towns & settled on their islands

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3
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What is the Spanish Armada?

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Huge war ships that attacked England for giving their pirates permission to attack the Spanish.

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4
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Name two pirateers.

A

Drake

Hawkings

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5
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Where was the first French settlement?

A

Florida

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6
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Who was Sir Walter Raleigh

A

He was given a charter

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7
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13 Colonies came because of the success of which Colony?

A

Jamestown

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8
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Explain how the French made it to Quebec, Candada

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They went to Florida first, but this failed because the Spanish were there already and they kicked the French out. The French left and went to Quebec.

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9
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What is the name of the explorer that went to Canada?

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Jacques Cartier

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10
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Inflation

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the increase in the prices of goods/services. It means that you have to spend more since your dollar value is low.

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11
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Who is Jacques Cartier?

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born in Italy, sailed to England, used the Northwest passage to get to Canada.

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12
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Who was Cabot?

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Sailed to North America for England & left few records of his journies

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13
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Giovanni de Verrazano

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sailed to seek the North west passage for France

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14
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Huguenots

A

French protestants

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15
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Algonquins

A

formed alliances with French explorers-indigenous inhabitants of North America

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16
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The first European to find the Mississippi River

A

Hernando de Soto

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17
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What was traded for cash?

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Tobacco

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18
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Which states were owned by France?

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  1. Mississippi
  2. Louisiana
  3. New Orleans
  4. Detroit
  5. St. Louis
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19
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What did the Dutch mainly do?

A

traders

20
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What did the Dutch form and in what year?

A

Dutch West Indies 1624

21
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Where are the borders that were owned by the Dutch?

A

from Delaware to the Hudson

22
Q

What was the stateside territory that was owned by the Dutch called?

A

The New Netherlands

23
Q

Who bought Manhattan?

A

Minuit

24
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Why did England want to make her presence known to the Americas?

A

they wanted to explore & claim land to gain more wealth (they sent Sir Walter Raleigh to North America)

25
Q

Where did Raleigh make his first settlement?

A

present day Virginia & North Carolina (named the entire area Virginia)

26
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Why did the Florida settlement fail?

A

They returned for supplies, but war prevented them from returning for 3 years so the settlement was destroyed causing the settlement to fail.

27
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Which was the successful English settlement?

A

Jamestown, Virginia

28
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How did Jamestown become successful?

A
  1. It had a lot of support from England.
  2. A lot of wealth
  3. People came frequently
  4. The natives also helped
29
Q

Where did the Mayans live?

A

Yucatan Peninsula

30
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What do you call the communities that the Mayans lived in?

A

City-states

31
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How were leaders of Mayan City-states chosen?

A

the leaders inherited their position

32
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Was there ever a Mayan Empire?

A

no

33
Q

What do you call the age in which the Mayans had many accomplishments?

A

The Classical Age

34
Q

Describe the social hierarchy.

A 
King
Priest
Nobles
Farmers
Slaves
35
Q

What did the Mayan diet mostly consist of?

A

Maze

36
Q

Describe the are where the Mayans lived.

A

hot, very few animals, not a lot of rivers

37
Q

What was the Mayan number system made of?

A

the number 20

38
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What were the structures that most Mayans live in?

A

in huts

39
Q

Where did the Mayan Masters live?

A

Temples

40
Q

The Mayans played a game where if you loose you die. What was the name of the game?

A

Por-a-tok

41
Q

Where were used to play the game Por-a-tok?

A

prisoners

42
Q

Who did the Mayans worship?

A

Nature gods- sun, moon, and corn god

43
Q

Where was the Aztec Religion founded?

A

Mexico

44
Q

Describe how the Aztecs sacrificed

A

They sacrificed people to give to gods using sharp blades

45
Q

Describe the Aztec diet.

A

Chilies, tomatoes, limes, cashews, potatoes

46
Q

What is one Aztec technological advancement.

A

jade stone carvings

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