Vocabulary
This vocabulary term means "Native to or originating in a certain place"
Indigenous
a 16th century spanish conqueror.
conquistador
This person sailed four times to the Caribbean Sea.
A small light sailing ship.
Caravel
Which country became a world power after defeating the Spanish Armada?
England
This is the Resistance to a disease.
Immunity
Colonization
Ferdinand Magellan
The exchange of cultural and biological resources between Europe and the Americas.
Columbian Exchange
Why did Europeans being to explore North America?
They were searching for a sea route to Asia
A system of labor that gave Spanish conquerors permission to use native people as slaves.
Encomienda
A fleet of small warships.
Armada
Bartolomeu Dias
What is the capitol of Arkansas?
Little Rock
What were some of the imports to the Americas from Europe?
Livestock
An independent sailor with government permission to attack and rob ships.
Privateer
an instrument that determines the altitude of the sun and stars.
Astrolabe
Vasco De Gama
What is the capital of Washington?
Olympia
What were some of the exports of the Americas to Europe?
Potatoes, tobacco and other vegetables.
French Fur Trappers
Coureurs de bois
The process of going completely around something.
Circumnavigation
Who was the other individual that is believed to have found the Americas First? (Not Christopher Columbus)
Leif Erikson
What is the Capital of New Hampshire?
Concord
What three things helped the French Succeed in the North American Fur Trade?
1. Living in Native Settlements
2. Forming alliances with Native groups
3. Learning to speak Native Languages