What does Reform mean?
to make changes
what did columbus think about the earth prior to his voyage
that is was smaller than it really is
Which country explored and started a few different businesses in the northern part of North America?
The French
The French
spanish
Indicates the direction of a ship is going
compass
where did Columbus think he was sailing to when he set sail to the west?
Asia
who set foot in the Americas in 1492
columbus
German monk who wrote the 95 Theses
Martin Luther
the movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic church
Reformation
Who figured out the American continents were not a part of Asia but actually a new world.
Amerigo Vespucci
Martin Luther discovers that it was NOT the__________, but his own individual faith that will guarantee his salvation.
church
Which group of people did the French allow, at first, to come over to the Americas?
Roman Catholics
Became New Amsterdam's governor and wanted to the colony to be godly and for everyone to attend the Dutch Reform Church, he also ruled like a dictator
Peter Stuyvesant
The Iberian Peninsula is made up of ____ and _____
Spain and Portugal
What 2 things did the Reformation bring about?
True Christianity
Free Society, where the government couldn't dictate the beliefs of their people anymore.
Name 3 reasons Columbus wanted to come to the new world.
fame and riches
trading route
wanted to go to war with the muslims to get them out of Jerusalem
Eventually declared that American Indians are humans with souls
The Pope
German monk who sparked the reformation
Martin Luther
How were men like Columbus wrong about Christianity
Many leaders were concerned about power and wealth and not people's salvation
Had little knowledge of the Bible and how Christianity spread when God's word is preached
Few understood the Holy Spirit has to work in someones heart to become saved
What did Martin Luther nail to the door of the Whittenburg Church?
95 Thesis
This country's governor bought the use of Manhattan from the Lenape Indians for $24
The Dutch
New Amsterdam was Built by?
Dutch fur traders
Shop keepers
Farmers
3 details about new Amsterdam
governor ruled like a dictator
colonist fought with Indians and drank all the time
it was said they could practice any religion but the gov wouldn't let them
lost control of the colony to the Brits
Thought simply reading a document gave them justification to conquer the Indians
Spanish