Explorers
What is Spain
This French king was known as the “Sun King.”
This English colony, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
What is Jamestown
The year Columbus made his first voyage across the Atlantic.
what is 1492
a Map Maker
Spanish Explorer who Circumnavigated the world
Ferdinand Magellan
The palace built by Louis XIV outside of Paris.
What is Versailles?
The colony of New France was located mainly in this region.
What is Canada
The Portuguese explorer who was the first to reach India by sea.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
What does the word "requerimento" mean
He sailed around the southern tip of Africa in 1488, opening the way to Asia.
Who is Bartolomeu Dias?
The Russian czar who modernized and westernized his country
Peter the Great
The Aztec Empire was conquered by this Spanish conquistador.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
Major reason for the death of the Natives
Disease
What are the 3 Gs that caused exploration
What is God, Glory, and Gold
He claimed Canada for France while exploring the St. Lawrence River.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
The idea that monarchs received their power directly from God.
What is divine right?
He defeated the Inca Empire for Spain.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
What are Spanish settlers that came from Spain
what is Peninsulares
what is a tax imposed on imports
what is a tariff
Who was America named After ?
Amerigo Vepucci
The “Virgin Queen” of England, she ruled from 1558–1603
Queen Elizabeth I
The system where Native Americans were forced to work for Spanish landlords.
What is encomienda?
This treaty divided new lands between Spain and Portugal in 1494.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The idea that the way your country becomes wealthy is by trade
Gold and Silver is how you measure your countries wealth.
what is mercantilism