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1
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Spanish conquistador who was captured by native Americans in his search for Cibola in Texas and mexico

A

Cabeza de Vaca

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2
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Defeated Montezuma and the Aztec empire

A

Hernando Cortez

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3
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Killed Atahualpa, captured Cuzco, and extended control over the
entire Incan empire

A

Francisco Pizarro

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4
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Searched what is now present-day Florida for the “Fountain of youth.”

A

Ponce de Leon

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5
Q

First Spaniard to explore the Mississippi River in search of
the Seven Cities of Gold.

A

Hernando de Soto

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6
Q

Looked for the Seven Cities of Gold and became the first European
to see the Grand Canyon.

A

Francisco Coronado

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7
Q

Codes established by Spain that regulated their Spanish empire
in America.

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Laws of Indies

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8
Q

The system established in New Spain that forced Native Americans
to work as slaves.

A

Encomiendas system

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9
Q

Priest responsible for ending the use of Africans as
slaves in America

A

Bartolome de Las Casas

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10
Q

Native American woman who served as an important translator for
Cortez as he schemed to defeat the Aztec empire

A

Dona Marina

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11
Q

Spanish settlements included all of the following except:

A

Peninsulares

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12
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The following positions of social class was established by the Spaniards in America except:

A

Tainos

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13
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The Spanish empire in America was divided into

A

Louisiana

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14
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A Spanish settlement centered around farming and trade:

A

Pueblos

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15
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Ruler over a Spanish region in America:

A

Viceroy

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16
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Which of the following was not one of the main goals of conquistadors in America:

A

Find a route to Asia

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17
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What is a conquistador

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Spanish conqueror

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18
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3 goals of a conquistador

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Serve God and Spanish king and / Queen
Conquer Native American lands
Get rich!

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19
Q

Factors of Spanish success for conquering Aztec empire

A

Fear
Technology
Disease

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20
Q

Southern part of the United States was referred to by Spain as what

A

Borderlands

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21
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What is Cibola

A

7 cities of Gold

22
Q

Spaniards left the borderlands for what 2 reasons

A

Failed to find any riches
Native American resistance

23
Q

New Spain was divided into what 3 regions

A

Mexico
Peru
Rio De La Plata

24
Q

Spanish farm settlement

A

Pueblo

25
Q

Spanish Religious settlement

A

Missions

26
Q

Spanish forts used by Spanish soldiers

A

Presidios

27
Q

Spanish social class rank

A

Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Slaves

28
Q

People imported to work on Spanish plantations

A

Africans

29
Q

English, French, and Dutch hoped to accomplish what 3 goals in North America

A

Find Northwest Passage
Claim land and make colonies
Start trade with natives

30
Q

Who discovered Newfoundland for the English

A

John Cabot

31
Q

Who explored the North American Coastline for the French

A

Giovanni Verrazano

32
Q

Who was the first to sail up the St. Lawrence to lay claim to Canada for the French

A

Jacques Cartier

33
Q

Who explored America for the Dutch and English, has a river and bay named after him, and was thrown off his ship

A

Henry Hudson

34
Q

Economic rivalries were fueled by what economic theory

A

Mercantilism

35
Q

How did you gain power in the 1500s

A

Expand trade, establish colonies

36
Q

What split the Christian world into two groups in 1517 and who started it

A

Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther

37
Q

Spain’s North American settlements in california

A

San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles

38
Q

What was the main reason French were in interested in America

A

Beaver pelts

39
Q

Who established Port Royal and later Quebec for the French in Canada

A

Samuel de Champlain

40
Q

Who were Coureurs de bois

A

Fur trappers and traders

41
Q

Who other than traders and trappers, were instrumental to the growth of New France

A

Missionary

42
Q

Who extensively explored the Mississippi River for the French

A

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet

43
Q

Who claimed Louisiana for the French

A

Robert de La Salle

44
Q

Louisiana named for what French king

A

Louis the 3rd

45
Q

French built trading posts and forts in what 2 major regions

A

Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico

46
Q

French divided land into what 2 regions

A

Canada
Louisiana

47
Q

New France had what major problem

A

French and Indiana war

48
Q

Dutch aligned with what tribe

A

Iroquois

49
Q

French aligned with what tribe

A

Huron

50
Q

European exploration and colonization affected America in what 5 ways

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  1. Knowledge of new regions
  2. Created Great Biological Exchange
  3. Europeans and Native Americans clash resulting in destruction of native life
  4. Millions of africans bought and sold as slaves
  5. Rivalries and wars increase between Europeans

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