Precolumbian America
Changes in Europe
Spanish Colonization
English Colonization
Random Stuff (HARD)
100
This Empire was conquered by Hernan Cortes and dominated modern day Mexico.
What is the Aztec
100
This device, a needle that points to magnetic north, helped European explorers navigate the Atlantic and the lands of the New World.
What is a compass.
100
This explorer sailed under the Spanish flag to the New World and established the colony of "Hispaniola."
Who is "Christopher Columbus."
100
This colony was established by James Oglethorp to protect the English colonies from the Spanish and French in the Americas.
What is Georgia
100
Queen Isabella I of Castille (of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand) claimed she had taken this number of baths in her life.
What is two.
200
This system used squash, beans and corn in a companion planting system to maximize yields on harvests.
What is the Three Sisters
200
This was the dominant form of Christianity in Europe before the end of the 1400s.
What is Catholicism
200
This Spanish couple completed the Spanish "Reconquista," retaking southern Spain from the "al-andalus" empire.
Who are "King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella"
200
This colony was founded as a refuge for Quakers as a proprietary colony. The owner named the colony after his father.
What is Pennsylvania
200
Gil Eanes showed Portuguese explorers that there were no sea monsters around cape Bojador. Tell that to the young woman who was killed by this species of shark, who shares part of its name with the trade route that the portuguese were trying to access.
What is the Silky Shark
300
Pre-columbian Americans migrated FROM which modern day area TO which modern day state?
What is Russia / Siberia -> Alaska
300
This form of Christianity sprung from King Henry VIII's desire to get a divorce, which the Pope would not allow.
What is Anglicanism / Church of England
300
This disease decimated the populations of central America, making places like "Tenochtitlan" easy to capture for Spanish conquistadores.
What is smallpox.
300
This colony was originally a Dutch merchant colony but after a series of back-and-forth battles become an English colony and was renamed.
What is New York
300
King Henry VIII was known for quickly replacing his wives. In total, he married this number of women.
What is six.
400
This alliance of several North-Eastern North American tribes had a system of representatives that was similar to the United States' constitution and had a strong executive called "Tadodaho."
What is the Incan Empire
400
This problem in England was leading to increased migration to the New World and caused a lack of land and job opportunities.
What is overpopulation.
400
This Spanish priest advocated for better treatment of the Native Americans by the Spanish.
Who is Bartolome de las Casas
400
This colony was known for the brutal war waged against the Pequot tribe that lived in the area before English settlers confronted them.
What is Connecticut
400
The scotch-irish refugees sent from England to New Hampshire became famous for their work with thread made from this golden-stranded plant.
What is flax
500
This alliance of several North-Eastern North American tribes had a system of representatives that was similar to the United States' constitution and had a strong executive called "Tadodaho."
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
500
The use of this ship allowed western Europeans to more efficiently navigate the waters of the Atlantic.
What is the caravel
500
This woman was a slave acquired by Hernan Cortes who translated for Spanish forces and helped conquer the Aztec.
Who is La Malinche / Dona Marina
500
This colony would much, much later in U.S. history become split into two states and was known for its dependence on tobacco and most famously for its two "Johns" - Ralf and Smith.
What is Virginia
500
This juicy American fruit, which has come to be most closely associated with a certain central-European country's cuisine, was believed to be poisonous by early European colonists, delaying its introduction to Europe for 200 years.
What is the tomato
M
e
n
u