European Powers
Which European country established ranches and farms in Mexico and the Caribbean and sent gold back to Europe?
Spain
What was the Northwest Passage?
A hoped-for water route through North America that would provide a shorter route to Asia.
What was one major cause of conflict between Native Americans and Europeans?
Europeans took over Native American lands.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of goods, animals, plants, people, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is a monarchy?
A government ruled by a king or queen, usually with power passed down through a family.
Which country was known for religious toleration in its American colonies?
The Netherlands (Dutch)
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
Why did European countries compete with one another in America?
They wanted land, wealth, resources, power, and influence.
Name one item that traveled from the Americas to Europe.
What does colonization mean?
Establishing settlements or colonies in another land controlled by a different country.
Which European country established trading posts along the St. Lawrence River?
France
How did Hernán Cortés defeat the Aztecs?
He formed alliances with Native American groups who opposed the Aztecs and used European weapons and disease contributed to the Aztec defeat.
Give one example of competition between European countries in North America.
Name one item that traveled from Europe to the Americas.
What does religious toleration mean?
Allowing people to practice different religions without persecution.
What was one major reason European countries competed to establish colonies?
To gain wealth, resources, land, and power. or the 3 G's
Why do we still learn about Christopher Columbus today?
His voyages connected Europe and the Americas and began lasting contact between the two hemispheres, leading to major historical changes.
How did religion influence colonization?
European countries wanted to spread their religion. Spain and France sent Catholic missionaries to convert Native Americans.
What was one major negative effect of the Columbian Exchange on Native Americans?
European diseases, especially smallpox, caused the deaths of millions of Native Americans.
What was an economic motive for colonization
The desire to gain wealth through gold, resources, trade, and other valuable goods.
True or False: All European powers lived peacefully with Native Americans.
False
True or False:One reason Europeans created colonies was to gain wealth and power.
True
True or False: Spain, France, Britain, and the Netherlands competed for land and wealth in America.
True
True or False: Spain wanted Protestantism to spread throughout America.
False
True or False: The British were the first Europeans to establish colonies in the Americas.
False it was Spain