Native Tribes
Name of the Native Americans that Columbus came into contact with in the Bahamas
Arawaks/Taíno
T/F: The first permanent settlement of a European nation in the present-day United States was St. Augustine.
True
Although Columbus landed earlier, America is named after this Italian explorer
Amerigo Vespucci
Why did the Spanish come to the New World?
The Three G's (Gold, Glory, God)
The three crops involved in three sisters farming
Corn (maize), bean, squash
Name three specific types of Native American dwellings in the US.
Longhouse, Plank House, caves, teepees, multistoried dwellings of the Pueblos
___ attempted to establish a settlement at Roanoke Island off the North Carolina coast in 1587, but the venture failed.
Sir Walter Raleigh
T/F: Henry Hudson, an English sailor, sought westward passage to Asia through northern America for the French.
False
The theory of ___ asserts that colonies are established to maximize the trade of a nation and aid in the accumulation of Gold and Silver.
mercantilism
___ mixed Spanish and Native Blood
___ Mixed Spanish and African blood
Mestizo, mulatto
This Native American culture established a capital at Tenochtitlan and had a population of about 200,000.
Aztecs
European Nation that established New Amsterdam
Holland/Netherlands
The name of the transfer of plants, animals, and germs from one side of the Atlantic to the other that began in 1492.
Columbian Exchange
The main reason for the Netherlands exploring the new world's northern region.
To make money from trade.
The Treaty of ______________________ was signed in 1494 between Spain and Portugal, establishing a line that passed through Brazil and divided the land between the two competing European nations.
Tordesillas
The carving of totem poles for saving stories, legends and myths is most often attributed to Native Americans in this region.
Northwest Settlements
The first successful English Settlement that was established in 1607 by a joint-stock company.
European Explorer responsible for the decimation of the Aztec people on "Noche Triste"
Hernan Cortes
Spain and Portugal were known for spreading this religion into the Americas
Catholicism
This Old World crop was introduced by the Spanish to the New world, dramatically increasing the demand for African slaves in the Caribbean as Natives died from diseases.
sugar
The tribe that specialized in canoe building and going into the river to fish in the Columbia River.
the Chinook
A joint stock company that used its immense power to explore and create settlements for more money.
Dutch East India Company
Name of the Spanish settler who justified cruel treatment of the natives in a series of debates.
Juan de Sepulveda
These two European colonizers in North America were under the strictest control of their monarchies.
France and Spain
T/F: Most Europeans generally viewed Native Americans as inferior people who could be exploited for economic gain, converted to Christianity, and used as military allies.
True