WH Ch 6 Test Part 1 Flashcards
What were the motives of Portuguese and Spanish exploration
God, glory, gold
Hernando Cortes was the Spanish conqueror of which country
Mexico
Who was Vasco da Gama What did he do. What country
Explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, Portugal
What was Christopher Columbus, what did he do, what country
Explorer, explored Cuba most islands in Caribbean, Spain
What was Ferdinand Magellan, what did he do, what country
Explorer, first person to circle the globe, Spain
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas, what did it do
Lines that divided unexplored territories, divided newly explored territories
Who was John Cabot, what did he do , what country
Seaman, explored New England, England
Who was Amerigo Vespucci, what did he do, what country
A Florentine, wrote about the land he saw in South America, Italy
Who was the Aztec leader
Montezuma
Who was Francisco Pizarro, what did he do, what country
Explorer, landed on the Pacific coast of Peru and conquered Incas, Spain
What was the Colombian Exchange, why was it significant
Exchange of plants and animals between Europe and Americas
What 3 countries began to compete with Spain and Portugal in exploration
Dutch
England
France
Where did the French colonize
Canada and Louisiana
Where did the English colonize
Eastern seaboard of North America
Where did Dutch colonize
New York
