Age of Exploration
What were the 3 reasons Europe started looking to explore?
Spread Christianity, Wealth, Conquer/New Technology (God, Gold, Glory)
What is a conquistador?
What two nations ended up owning colonies in North America?
England and France
Why was slavery used in the Americas?
To replenish the workforce of native slaves
What are tariffs?
Taxes imposed on trades
Who are the Americas named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
Why did the Spanish win against the Aztec?
Advanced weapons
Disease
Native allies
Who founded Plymouth?
The puritans (English Pilgrims)
How many Africans are estimated to have died in The Middle Passage?
2 million
What is the name of a person born of a Spanish and Native parents within the Spanish class system?
Mestizo
Who was the first explorer sent westward to find a trade route to Asia?
Christopher Columbus
What was Magellan's goal when he set sail?
Find a Western trade route to Asia
How did Jamestown make money for the English?
Farming tobacco
What diseases devastated the Native population?
Smallpox, mumps, influenza
What area did Francisco Pizarro conquer?
Peru (Inca)
Where did Vasco da Gama explore in 1497?
Calicut, India
What tribe was in modern day Mexico?
The Aztec
France didn't focus on colonizing in the new world - instead they focused on what trade?
The Fur trade
According to mercantilism, a nations wealth is measured by what?
How much gold and silver it has
What ultimately happened to Ferdinand Magellan when he made it to Asia?
Where did Henry the Navigator go that inspired him to find a trade route to Asia?
Northern Africa
Who was on top of the Spanish Class system in the new world? (Specific word)
Peninsulares
What made settling in N.A. difficult? *list 2 reasons*
Attacks from natives
Starvation
Sickness
Lack of infrastructure/support
Why might a mother country impose tariffs on it's own colony?
To extract and gain as much wealth as possible from the Colony
How did Bartolomeu Dias discover you could make it past the southern tip of Africa?
His ship was blown off course and he discovered he was on the other side