New World Beginnings
English monarch that led the effort to challenge Spain in the New World
Who was Queen Elizabeth I
The racial hierarchy that developed when colonists “intermingled” with native people
What is the Spanish Caste System
This European nation mainly traded with Native Americans for furs
What is France
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec
Who was Cortes
First English colony set up through a joint stock company in America
What is Jamestown
Part of the Spanish class (caste) system; mixed European and Native American ancestry.
What is mestizo
This European power sought to conquer and dominate Native Americans and use them for labor
What is Spain
an uprising of indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the area that is now New Mexico.
What was the Pueblo Revolt
Colony set up by the Pilgrims of New England
What is Plymouth or Massachusetts
Top most powerful class of people in the Spanish caste system
Who were Peninsulares
This European power did not intermarry much with Native Americans and simply wanted natives pushed West
What is England
Spanish lawyer who felt that Natives were inferior and that it was just and fair to enslave them.
Who was Juan Gines de Sepulveda?
The first English attempt at colonization in year 1587 was in _____________ Island.
What is Roanoke
The top sea dog sent out by the English monarch to attack Spanish ships at sea and steal their riches
Who was Sir Francis Drake
Class of people in Spanish colonies who were born of two Spanish parents, but born in America
Who were Creoles
What is Portugal
Native American region where people lived in permanent single-family dwellings; built huge mounds used as sacred burial grounds
Who were the Mississippians, Cahokians or Southeastern tribes
The conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquered them
Who were the Inca?
The Italian navigator hired by the English to explore north America in 1497, and claimed Newfoundland in Canada for England
Who was John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)
The system that the Spanish crown began to promote, which basically means to create colonies to generate wealth and a favorable trade balance
What is mercantilism
This city in the European country of Spain was where the moral debate occurred over whether or not Spanish enslavement of natives should be allowed.
What is Valladolid
Abolished slavery and the encomienda system
What were the New Laws of 1542