In 1521, this man led the expedition that captured the treasure of the Aztecs and destroyed their empire
Who is Hernan Cortes?
100
This high official governed the large colonial territories in the New World for the Spanish monarch
What is a viceroy?
100
This religious group settled in what is now Massachusetts after being blown off course and established the Plymouth colony
What are Pilgrims?
100
Pirates that operated with the approval of European governments in over to raid other countries ships were called this
What are privateers?
100
The trading network between Europe, Africa and the Americas is known as this
What is the triangular trade route?
200
This Native American led the Aztec Empire but was captured by the conquistadors and killed during an uprising
Who is Moctezuma?
200
Native Americans were forced to work under brutal conditions for Spanish colonists under this system
What is encomiendas?
200
The colony at Jamestown was failing until they started doing this
What is growing and exporting tobacco?
200
This economic activity was the most important in New France
What is fur trapping and trading?
200
European nations adopted this policy which was based on a nation exporting more goods than it imports
What is merchantilism?
300
This conquistador conquered the Inca and added the lands that are found in the present-day countries of Peru, Ecuador, and Chile to the Spanish empire
Who is Pedro? No, the real answer is "Who is Francisco Pizarro?"
300
This treaty allowed Portugal to claim the area of Brazil
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
300
This document was signed by all the colony's men and set the guidelines for governing the Plymouth colony
What is the Mayflower Compact?
300
This explorer claimed much of present-day Canada for France
Who is Jacques Cartier?
300
People that take financial risks in order to make money
What are entrepreneurs?
400
This Native American woman served as a translator and advisor to Cortes and helped him establish alliances with the enemies of the Aztecs which led to their defeat
Who is la Malinche?
400
At the top of Spanish colonial society
Who are the peninsulares?
400
The English colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania were mainly set up for this reason
What are havens for persecuted religious groups?
400
British dominance in North America occurred mainly due to this war
What is the French and Indian War or the Seven Years' War?
400
Widespread inflation across Europe in the mid-1500s was mainly due to this reason
What were silver and gold shipments from the Americas?
500
What three languages did la Malinche speak?
What are Spanish, Mayan, and Aztec?
500
These two social groups found in the New World colonies reflected the mixing of populations
What are mestizos and mulattoes?
500
What was the name of the child that was born on the Mayflower on the journey
Who is Oceanus Hopkins?
500
This colony of Quebec was established but grew very slowly mainly because of this
What are harsh winters?
500
Describe the goods that traveled between each leg of the triangular trade route?
What are iron products and manufactured goods from Europe to Africa; Slaves and gold from Africa to the Americas; rum, tobacco, and cotton from the Americas to Europe?