Spanish & Early Exploration
These Spanish explorers were sent to conquer land and spread Christianity.
Who are the conquistadors?
This French explorer made three voyages to Eastern Canada.
Jacques Cartier
This country resisted European culture and wanted isolation
China
This period is known as the Age of Reason.
This was the first permanent English settlement.
Jamestown
What did the Spanish seek to gain in the New World?
Wealth, converts, authority of new lands
This missionary explored the Mississippi River
Jacques Marquette
This country initially welcomed missionaries but later expelled them
This belief holds that reason is the main source of knowledge.
Rationalism
This group sought religious freedom and founded Plymouth Colony.
The Pilgrims
Defeat large numbers of Indians (natives)
This Dutch explorer claimed land around present-day New York
Henry Judson
This Jesuit missionary was first welcomed into Japan
Francis Xavier
This philosopher developed the inductive method.
Francis Bacon
This document established self-government.
The Mayflower Compact
The Spaniards harsh treatment of the natives negatively affected the spread of this.
The gospel (Christianity)
This city, founded by the Dutch, later became New York City.
New Amsterdam
In 1639, Japan ordered the execution of traders from this country.
This philosopher is known for deductive reasoning.
Rene Descartes
This term means disorder due to lack of authority.
Anarchy
What was the contradiction between the goals and the actions of the Spanish conquers?
They aimed to spread Christianity, but their harsh treatment of the natives reflected badly on it.
What did the English settlers focus on doing in the New World?
Developing/settling land
Why was Japan largely closed to Europeans?
Fear of foreign influence/religion or loss of control
Explain the statement "I doubt, therefore I think; I think, therefore I doubt."
Why did the colonists value self-government?
They had a desire for religious and political freedom