Which disease brought by Europeans caused mass deaths among Native Americans?
Smallpox
What is maize and where was it first cultivated?
Corn and Mesoamerica
Which European country led early exploration using new navigation tools?
Portugal
What years does Period 1 of APUSH cover?
1491 to 1607
____________ - Quebec
____________- Hudson River and later New Amsterdam
____________- New Mexico and Florida
French - Quebec
Dutch- Hudson River and later New Amsterdam
Spanish- New Mexico and Florida
Which animal brought from Europe had the biggest impact on Native lifestyles?
Horses
Which Native American group formed a powerful confederacy in the Northeastern Woodlands?
The Iroquois Confederacy
Who sailed to the Caribbean in 1492 and opened up the Americas to European exploration?
Christopher Columbus
What major event in 1607 marks the end of Period 1?
The founding of Jamestown
Both of these countries focused on fur trade originally as a way to bring wealth to their nation
French and Dutch
Which crop from the Americas became a staple in Europe and helped population growth?
Potatoes
In which two regions did Native tribes live nomadically and follow buffalo herds?
Great Plain and Great Basin
What was the name of the trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
The Triangular Trade/Columbian Exchange
What were joint stock companies?
Businesses owned by shareholders that were investing in exploration and colonization of the western hemisphere
Give an example of "God, Gold, and Glory" in the case of Spain
God--> converting to Catholicism
Gold--> encomienda system to make money
Glory--> colony control=more power
Who was the Columbian Exchange named after?
Christopher Columbus
Which region’s Natives were known for fishing, woodworking, and making totem poles?
Pacific Northwest
What agreement divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas
What is the Encomienda System
A system where the Spanish forced the native Americans to work in exchange for protection by the Spanish crown
Interactions with Native Americans
1. Early Cooperation
2. Native Enslavement Rare
3. Less drive to convert
Spanish or French?
French
Name two positive and two negative effects of the Columbian Exchange
Positive: new foods and animals
Negative: disease and forced labor/slavery
Which society in present-day Mexico developed advanced cities, written language, and accurate calendars before European contact?
Aztecs
What were the three main motivations for European exploration of the Americas?
God, Gold, and Glory
Give an example of how Native Americans adapted to their environments.
- Adobe homes in the Southwest
-Hunted buffalo in the Plains
-Fished in the Northwest
Tensions arose between Dutch settlers and this tribe
Algonquians