Famous Explorers
Which famous explorer claimed to have discovered the New World in 1492?
Who is:
Christopher Colombus
What famous town resides in the Chesapeake colonies?
Jamestown
What were the three motives to colonize for the Spanish?
God, Gold, and Glory
What was the form of government in the Chesapeake colonies?
Elected Assembly under the House of Burgesses
- Shared land vs fought to take land
-No real concept of property vs Society depends on property ownership
Which explorer was America named after? What were his major achievements?
WHAT IS:
Amerigo Vespucci
- Discovered that the EU was not in Asia but an unknown continent
- Italian explorer/navigator
What was the common motive for the English to colonize the Chesapeake colonies?
Why did the English leave the Netherlands to create a new colony?
To create an idealized Puritan society, and get religious freedom from the Netherlands.
What is a proprietary colony? How does this affect the government at that given colony?
A proprietary colony means all the land goes to one individual, who can also make laws and control the government.
They originally had a great trade relationship and collaborated.
Who began the 1st phase of spanish colonization of the Americas?
Who is Hernan Cortes?
What was the religion of the New England colony, and why was it created?
Puritanism was created because England contained too many elements of catholicism. It urged followers to read sermons and the Bible.
Which aspect of God, Gold, and Glory was left out in the Chesapeake Colonies?
God was left out as they did not care as much for religious toleration.
What was the new English system of government originally?
Each independent city governed itself
What word is used to describe the native society? How was this different from the Europeans?
Natives were matrilineal --> passed down through the mother
Europeans were patriarchal --> passed down through father
Who discovered modern-day Canada, but believed it was Asia at the time?
John Cabot
Who was the woman who was banned from the New England colonies?
Ann Hutchinson
What was the french and dutch motive?
To find the northwest passage
What was the form of government in the spanish colonies?
What is: Authority held by kings with significant control from the Church.
How was the religion different between the two?
Inclusivist and believed in spirits vs Catholicism.
Who was the first to circumnavigate the world?
(Hint: Magellan Strait)
What is:
Fernando Magellan
What failed industry led Jamestown to switch to tobacco
Gold
What was Christopher Columbus's original motive to leave Spain?
Why were the New Hampshire and Rhode Island colonies created.
They were created by people who were unsatisfied with the running of the Massachusetts colony and decided to do their own thing.
What did European's see as Backwardness?
There was no Christianity
Land was Shared
Women were Equal