Spanish
Believed he was the first person to sail west from Europe to reach the Indies
Christopher Columbus
Where was New France located?
Present day Quebec; southeastern Canada.
What was the first successful English settlement called?
Jamestown
English explorer sponsored by Dutch merchants
Henry Hudson
European disease that killed thousands of Indians
Smallpox
The sharing of ideas and resources between Europe/Asia/Africa and the Americas
The Columbian Exchange
How did the French make money in their colony?
Trapping beavers for fur
In what modern-day state was Jamestown located?
Virginia
What major landmark was named after Henry Hudson?
The Hudson River
Describe the effect of Spanish settlers on Indians.
Disease, death, slavery
What did the Spanish find/grow to make money in their colonies?
Gold, silver, sugarcane
What is the name of the tribe who partnered with the French trappers?
Huron
What was the name of the first failed English settlement?
Roanoke, in North Carolina
What was the nickname of the governor of New Amsterdam, Peter Stuyvesant?
Old Silvernails or Peg Leg Pete
Describe the effect of French settlers on Indians.
Exchange of knowledge, business partnerships, disease
Who was the conquistador who conquered the Aztecs and built Mexico City?
Hernán Cortés
Name 3 ways the French trappers and the Huron people worked/lived together.
Language, marriage, business, war, survival skills
Who saved John Smith from death at the hands of her tribe?
Pocahontas
How did the English take over New Netherland?
With a small invasion and not a single shot; New Amsterdam's gunpowder was damp and useless.
What did the Dutch "trade" with the Manhattan Island Indians for their land?
Iron pots, beads, and blankets.
What did Pizarro do with the captured Inca leader Atahualpa?
Promised to let him go for gold, then killed him anyway
Besides the harsh climate, why didn't many settlers come to New France?
Name three reasons the Jamestown settlers almost starved to death.
They didn't want to work; disease-carrying mosquitoes; they didn't know how to farm; the Powhatan people were unwilling to trade
Which Indian tribe did the Dutch ally themselves with?
The Iroquois Confederacy