people
Spanish conqueror of the Aztec Indians in Mexico
Hernando Cortes
island Columbus made his first landing
San Salvador
Spanish conquerors who subdued the native inhabitants of the New World
Conquistadors
Lief Ericson may have landed in the New World
A.D. 1000
new social class that arose in Europe; composed of merchants, traders, and craftsmen who were neither extremely rich or poor
middle class
First Spaniard to land on the mainland of North America
Ponce de Leon
first permanent European settlement in the USA
St. Augustine
series of events beginning in 1517 that brought a revival of biblical Christianity to many parts of Europe
Protestant Reformation
Johann Gutenberg introduces the printing press
1440
French Protestants who founded Charlesfort and Fort Caroline
Huguenots
French explorer who established Quebec; known as the Father of New France
Samuel de Champlain
First permanent French settlement
supposed sea route to the Far East through the waters of North America
Northwest Passage
Beginning of the Protestant Reformation
1517
Spanish explorer who led the expedition that discovered the Grand Canyon
Francisco Coronado
Spanish explorer and discoverer of the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto
best-known city of French heritage in the US
New Orleans
"Rebirth"; a renewed interest in classical literature, art, and sciences with emphasis on man (ignoring God)
Renaissance
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
1588
Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Balboa
French explorer who claimed the Mississippi Valley for France
Robert Cavelier de la Salle
administrative center for Spanish settlements in the American southwest
Santa Fe
European attempts to drive the Muslims out of the Holy Land; revived interest in trade with the Far East
Crusades
Exact date of Christopher Columbus's landing in the New World
October 12, 1492
Explain why the French colonies in America never became heavily populated
1. hunters and traders
2. lacked self-government
3. lacked religious freedom