Exploration
___________ conquered Mexico and defeated the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
Pilgrims fled religious persecution and sailed to the New World on a ship named the ________.
Mayflower
Francisco Pizarro captured the Incan Empire after kidnapping Emperor __________.
Atahualpa
The first English settlement in the New World was called ________________.
Jamestown.
The growth of business and trade in Europe after the Commercial Revolution led to the rise of __________.
Capitalism
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire in modern-day ______.
Peru
Sending manufactured goods from England to Africa, slaves from Africa to the New World, and goods back to Europe is called ____________.
The Triangular Trade Route
The French mapped the Mississippi River area and claimed the land for France. They named it __________ after King Louis XIV.
Louisiana
English Settlers sold __________ as a cash crop.
Tobacco
The Columbian Exchange brought new foods, new products, and new diseases to the New World, like Malaria, Typhus, Flu, and ________.
Smallpox
Christopher Columbus landed on the island of _________, meaning Holy Savior.
San Salvador
The first European nation to bring African slaves to the New World was _________.
Spain
Explorer Henry Hudson claimed the Hudson River are for The Dutch in modern-day _____________.
New York
The economic system European nations used to exploit their colonies was called __________.
Mercantilism
The main product slaves labored for in the Caribbean was ________.
Sugarcane
French explorer ______________ discovered Canada and mapped the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Marquette
The _______________ was named after Christopher Columbus. In this system, items from the Old World went to the New World, and vice versa.
Columbian Exchange
The ___________ saw France and England fighting after they interfered with each others' colonies.
French and Indian War
A ______________, like a modern-day corporation, allowed private investors to pool money for a common goal.
The _____________ was a system where New World goods were sent to the Old World, and vice versa.
Columbian Exchange
Hernan Cortes easily defeated the Aztec Empire after Emperor ___________ thought he was a god.
The Atlantic Slave Trade travelled from Africa to the New World on a route called the _________.
Middle Passage
Disease killed ___________% of the Native American population after European arrival.
90%
Relationships between Native American women and Spanish settlers resulted in children called _______.
Mestizos
What was missing from Texas, Georgia, and Florida before the Columbian Exchange? Name them individually for each state.
Cattle, Peaches, Oranges.