Geography
North America is what direction from Europe?
West
Why were the first Americans coming to America?
They were following their food
What religion were Europeans spreading in the new world?
Christianity
What year did Christopher Columbus sail to the Americas?
1492
What is the exchange of products, ideas, people, and diseases from the new and old world called?
Columbian Exchange
What ocean is between Europe and North America?
Atlantic Ocean
define "migration?
Group of people moving to a different place
What are the three G's?
God, Gold, Glory
Why did Columbus call Native Americans "Indians"?
He thought he was in the Indies.
What country sponsored Columbus's journey?
Spain
The Migration theory called the "coastal theory" says that people probably came by boat or canoe down the west coast of North America. What ocean is this?
Pacific
What are the three sisters crops?
Squash, corn, beans
Who settled along the East coast of what is now the U.S.?
England
What "road" was closed by the Ottomans spurring the Europeans to look for new trade routes?
Silk Road
Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?
A Spanish priest who wrote "The Devastation of the Indies"
What continents were considered new world?
North and South Americas
Which of the following is not one of the Mesoamerican/South American Civilizations that were "Pre-Columbian"? Maya, Aztec, Inca, New Mexico
New Mexico
What country conquered the area that was Aztec and Inca Civilization?
Spain
What group of people were forced to migrate in the middle passage?
African slaves
What country established a colony in North America called New Netherland?
The Netherland (the Dutch)
What continents were considered old world?
Africa, Asia, Europe
What is a cultural region?
an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language
These two countries claimed land in what is modern day Canada.
England and France
What is one negative effect Exploration had on the Indigenous people of the Americas?
Loss of Life
Disease
Loss of Culture
Environmental Changes
The English took over the New Netherland colony and renamed it. What did they name it?
New York