The Spanish Empire
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Protestin’ Protestants
100

The year that Columbus reached the Americas

1492

100

Left Norway and travelled to North America at 16 years old.

Who is Leif Erickson?

100

This nation had control over many ports in West Africa by the end of the 15th century.

Who is Portugal?

100

He founded Quebec City in 1608.

Who is Samuel De Champlain?

100

Founder of the Anglican church.

Who is King Henry the VIII?

200

Early explorers were searching for ___________ .  

 A new passage to India?

200

The disease responsible for the most deaths among Indigenous people in North and South America.

What is Small Pox?

200

They were the first European nation to arrive to British Columbia.

Who is Spain?

200

The name that Champlain gave the colony he settled in North America.

What is New France?

200

Led by William Penn this religious group formed a colony in Pennsylvania.

Who are the Quakers?

300

An important precious metal that the conquistadors wanted to acquire.

What is gold?

300

Led the largest naval fleet in the early 1400s.

Who is Zheng He?

300

Originating in the Inca Empire, this food became part of a staple diet in Europe.

What is a potato?

300

Champlain is credited with naming Canada, stealing it from which Indigenous word.

What is Kanata?

300

Her long rule brought religious stability to England.

Who is Queen Elizabeth I?

400

He was part of the colonization of both the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire.

Who is Francisco Pizarro?

400

He wrote a book about monsters around the world.

Who is John Mandeville?

400

A person would agree to 5-7 year contract to work in brutal conditions in order to create a new life in the “New World.”

What is an Indentured Servant?

400

This group found more success than the Recollets in teaching their religion to Indigenous communities living in “New France.”

Who are the Jesuits?

400

The Catholic pushback from the Protestant movement.

What is the Counter Reformation?

500

 In Spain, the Catholic church used this to eliminate “heretics” or those who were suspected of not believing in the Catholic faith.

What is the Spanish Inquisition?

500

This strategy led to successful settlements throughout the “New World” during the 16th to 18th century.

Forming alliances with Indigenous communities

500

A movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion.

What is the Enlightenment?

500

The King of France sent these women over to help grow the colony of New France.

Who are the “Filles du roi” or “King's daughters?”

500

Martin Luther pleaded for god to save him during this traumatic event in his life.

What is a lightning storm?

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