Conquest
Colonies
Trade
Explorers
Miscellaneous
100
Conquistadors were mostly concerned with finding this in the Americas
What is gold or wealth
100
This was the system of labor that used Native Americans as laborers in North America
What is encomienda system
100
This is the main goal of mercantilism
What is to get gold or to become wealthy
100
This person from England conquered the Dutch without having to fire a shot
Who is Duke of York
100
The African slaves voyage from Africa to the West Indies was know as this
What is the middle passage
200
This individual conquered the Aztecs
Who is Cortes
200
Which country claimed 2 main river valleys (St. Lawrence and Mississippi) to set up trade in North America
What is the French
200
High demand for goods from the Americas and a low supply led to increased prices, also known as this
What is inflation
200
This Dutch explorer has 3 waterways named after him
Who is Henry Hudson
200
True or false: Columbian trade involved trading plants, animals, and food
What is True
300
Who captured the Incan ruler and later killed him
Who is Pizarro
300
This is why the French get along better with Native Americans that the English did
What is the French set up trade with them and didn't force them off their land
300
One of these crops was not found in North America: which one was it? potatoes, tomatoes, rice, or corn
What is rice
300
This was the first explorer from Europe to see the EAST side of the Pacific Ocean
Who is Vasco Núñez de Balboa
300
This is the reason why Native Americans were not used as laborers for long
What is died from diseases
400
The war in 1754 between the British and French was known in America as this war
What is the French and Indian War
400
This was the first successful colony set up by the English in North America
What is Jamestown
400
This type of company helped to fund new colonies in the Americas
What is a joint-stock company
400
This group came to North America seeking religious freedom
Who are the Puritans, would also accept Pilgrims
400
This country held the land around present day New York until the English took over the land
What is the Dutch or Netherlands
500
After the French and Indian War this country held most of the land and power in North America
What is England
500
This is the crop that was discovered by the English in Jamestown that made them successful
What is tobacco
500
This was an example of favorable balance of trade that England set up with it's colonies
What is buy cotton from colonies and then sell the cloth for gold
500
These are two of the reasons we discussed in class as to why Cortes conquered the Aztecs so easily
What is better weapons, diseases, and help from natives
500
Provide two reasons why Africans were used as laborers in North America as we discussed in class
What is immune to diseases, didn't know the land, less chance of escaping, knew agricultural methods Europeans used, etc.
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