What is the name of the Spanish soldiers who went to explore the new world
Conquistadors
What is the name of one of the French Explorers who was sent to find the Northwest passage
Giovanni da Verrazzano OR Jacques Cartier
Why did the Dutch go to the New World/
How did the Spanish treat the Native Americans?
Very poorly-made them work in the mines
Why did Martin Luther separate from the Catholic Church
He said the Pope was too political and held too much power
What is the name of the man who lead the first Spanish expedition to the new world
Hernando Cortez
What is the name of the first permanent French settlement in the New world
Port Royal
What is the name of the Man who led the Dutch expedition?
Peter Minuit
How did Peter Minuit Acquire Manhattan Island from the Native Americans
He bought it from them
What is the Northwest Passage
A NONEXISTENT passage that allowed people to sail across the new world
What is the name of the civilization that Cortez and his men ended up destroying?
Aztecs
What is the name of the major trading post and center of French trade in the New world
Quebec
What is the name of the important Dutch trading most along the Hudson River?
Fort Orange
What was the most deadly thing towards Native Americans from Europe?
Disease
What Native American group did the Dutch ally with?
Iroquois
What are the three reasons why the Spanish were able to conquer these nations while being outnumbered so greatly?
Better weapons and Armor
Horses- the Aztecs were scared of them
The Aztecs hesitated because they did not want to anger the "gods"
Since the French settlements had very little silver and gold how did they make their money?
Fishing, trapping, and trading
Why did a lot of people immigrate to New Netherlands?
To make a big profit from the fur trade
Name a negative affect that European trade had on Native Americans
It introduced alcohol to the Native Americans and they would become addicted
Why did France go to the New World?
To make more money than England
Why was the Transatlantic Slave Trade brought to the Americas?
Due to the harsh conditions that the Native Americans were working under a lot of them were dying and the Spanish thought that this was an issue
What is the name of the French minister who travelled the entire length of the Mississippi River?
Robert De La Salle
Who funded New Netherlands
West India Trading Company
Name a positive affect that European trade had on Native Americans
They were able to acquire guns and gunpowder which let them hunt larger game and their warfare became deadlier
What is the name of the person who had the idea to bring enslaved Africans to the Americas to replace the dying Native Americans?
Bartolome de Las Casas