Europeans Set Sail
This group was the first to reach North America
The Vikings
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What does circumnavigate mean?
To sail completely around the world
Where was Columbus from?
What is...a document giving permission to start a colony called?
Hint..look at page 15 in notes
a charter
What was Europe, Africa and Asia known as?
The Old World
Why did the Vikings leave North America? Give two reasons
They were being attacked by Native Americans
They were too far from home
Who are the Americas named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
Who paid for Columbus' trip to find a quicker route to the Indies?
The king and queen of Spain.
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In 1584 and 1587 what country attempts to establish colonies in North Carolina?
England
What was North and South America known as?
The New World
During this time, new technology helped advance exploration. Give two types of new technology
1. Caravel
2. Astrolabe
3. Compass
Name at least three countries that are looking for a route to Asia
England
Spain
Portugal
France
Where did Columbus land and thought he was in the Indies?
the Bahamas
he called the people Indians because he thought he was in the Indies
John White was the governor of Roanoke Colony. Why did he go back to England?
To get supplies
What cash crops were in the New World? Give at least two
tobacco
rice
cotton
What were caravels?
Ships that had triangular sails
What were Verrazano and Hudson looking for?
A northwest passage to the Indies across North America
Fill in the blank...
His voyage ________ other explorers
inspires
Where did his colony go when White returned three years later?
Nobody knows
In the Triangular Trade, was was the route from Africa to the New World called?
The Middle Passage
What were all Europeans looking for?
A quicker route to Asia
Who found the Northwest Passage?
Nobody
Columbian exchange is a consequence of Columbus' voyages. What was two positive and two negative effects of the Columbian exchange?
Positive: goods, ideas, animals, cultures are exchanged
Negative: diseases are spread, slave trade begins
Which group settles in New York and called it New Netherlands?
The Dutch
Why were slaves sent to the New World?
Workers were needed to work the plantations