Religion
What were the religious motives behind the age of exploration?
Wealth, and spread the Christian faith
How did the theory of mercantilism guide European exploration?
European nations sought out new territories to increase their international trade and acquire more bullion.
Why did England, France, and the Netherlands all search for a Northwest Passage?
)They wanted to find a faster way to get to Asia than by sailing around Africa.
Which North American territory did René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle claim for France in 1682?
Louisiana
Global exploration __, which led to the Columbian Exchange.
connected people, goods, and ideas across continents
What is a tenant farmer?
a farmer who pays a landowner an annual rent and works for that person for a fixed number of days each year
Why were all or most European countries looking for the Northwest passage?
To find a direct water route to the America
What is a colony?
a new territory
The city founded by the dutch was named New Amsterdam.In modern times whats the name of this city?
New York
How were Native Americans positively affected by the Columbian Exchange?
They acquired horses, which aided in transportation and hunting.
What is the definition of Reformation
a religious movement in the 1600s that rejected or changed some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and established the Protestant Church
.How did the theory of mercantilism guide European exploration?
European nations sought out new territories to increase their international trade and acquire more bullion.
What was the purpose of the Columbia exchange?
a global trade of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases that occurred during the 1600s
European nations formed colonies in the Americas in the 1500s to increase their wealth and to
spread Christianity.
The Columbia Exchange was named after which explorer?
Christopher Columbus
4.What was the source of the late 16th-century conflict between England and Spain?
4.What was the source of the late 16th-century conflict between England and Spain?
The Netherlands also wanted to find a passage through the Americas. Who did the Dutch hired?
Henry Hudson
What was the result of the late 16th-century conflict between England and Spain?
Spain lost control of the seas so England could safely send ships across the ocean to establish colonies in North America.
What is the meaning of widespread?
over a large area
The voyages of Columbus and other explorers brought together two parts of the world that previously had no contact:What were those to parts?
North and South America
What was the source of the late 16th-century conflict between England and Spain?
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Protestantism became the national religion of England
What was the Northwest passage?
a much-sought sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, located
along the north coast of North America
How did the French settlements establish better relations with the Native Americans than other nations’ colonies did with Native Americans?
They lived among the Native Americans and learned their language.
How did establishing overseas colonies positively affect the wealth of European nations in the 1500s and 1600s?
Colonies provided raw materials for manufactured goods in the home country and new customers to buy those goods.
What was the Columbia exchange
a global trade of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases that occurred during the 1600s