People
Places
Inventions
Explorations
Terms
100
The Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs.
Who is Hernan Cortes.
100
Columbus thought he was exploring the coast of this continent instead of a whole new land.
What is Asia.
100
An instrument useful in finding direction.
What is a compass.
100
These two countries were the main ones to establish settlements in the Americas in the 1500's.
What is Spain and Portugal.
100
Large farms that used slave labor or hired workers.
What are plantations.
200
This Englishman explored the North American coasts off Newfoundland in 1497, hoping to find a water route to Asia.
Who is John Cabot.
200
This country was the leader in exploring new trade routes to Asia in the 1400's.
What is Portugal.
200
The was used to find latitude.
What is an astrolabe.
200
A main reason the French settled in North America.
What is the fur trade.
200
A system of making things in the home.
What is cottage industry.
300
Soldiers-explorers sent to the Americas from Spain.
Who are Conquistadors.
300
A powerful Native American empire in what is now Mexico.
Who are the Aztecs.
300
This invention allowed accurate maps to be printed and available to all sailors and explorers.
What is the printing press.
300
They were the first to settle in the New York City area.
Who are the Dutch.
300
An economic theory that depends on exporting more than the country imports.
What is mercantilism.
400
The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in South America
Who is Francisco Pizarro.
400
He believed Cortes was Quetzalcoatl coming to reclaim Mexico.
Who is Montezuma.
400
The development of new business methods created this kind of "revolution:.
What is the commercial revolution.
400
To go completely around the world.
What is to circumnavigate.
400
The first "cash crop" of the English in the new country.
What is tobacco.
500
A business man who invests in a project in the hopes of making lots of money.
What is an entrepreneur.
500
This killed more natives than the Spanish soldiers did.
What is disease.
500
Those who support each other for a common purpose.
What are allies.
500
Catholic missionaries who taught Christianity to the Native Americans.
Who are the Jesuits.
500
The exchange of goods.
What is commerce.
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