Spices & Trade
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
To preserve food and improve flavor.
Who was known as the “Navigator” and encouraged Portuguese exploration?
Prince Henry.
What did Balboa and Pizarro discover together?
The Pacific Ocean.
What resource made Quebec a successful trading center?
Beaver furs.
Why did the first colonists at Roanoke Island return to England?
They ran out of supplies.
Who controlled the spice trade monopoly in Europe?
The Venetians (the people in Venice, Italy)
What explorer first reached India by sailing around Africa?
Vasco da Gama.
What did Hernando de Soto discover in his travels?
The Mississippi River.
What was different about how the French treated indigenous people compared to the Spanish?
The French traded and allied with them, while the Spanish often enslaved or conquered them.
What was Sir Walter Raleigh’s strategy the second time he tried to start a colony at Roanoke?
He sent families to build a permanent settlement.
What did Arab traders do to preserve their spice trade monopoly?
They kept routes secret and charged high prices (if you gave one of these answers, that's fine)
In what year did Columbus first reach land in the Americas?
1492
What is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in North America?
St. Augustine.
What “riches” did John Cabot discover on his voyage?
Rich fishing waters.
Why did Spain resent England in the late 1500s?
Because of religious differences and English pirates attacking Spanish ships.
Why was Constantinople important in the spice trade?
It was the gateway between Europe and Asia.
What land did Ponce de León find while searching for the Fountain of Youth?
Florida
What two main goals did Spanish explorers have for their travels?
To find wealth and spread Christianity.
Why would France have trouble defending the territory it claimed in North America?
Few Europeans lived there.
How did the English defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588?
With faster ships and the help of a storm.
What economic system replaced barter and used money for trade?
A monetary economy.
Who was searching for a northern water route to Asia but instead explored the Hudson River?
Henry Hudson.
Who spoke out against the harsh treatment of Native Americans and later opposed slavery?
Bartolomé de las Casas.
What happened to John Cabot and his fleet of five ships on a later voyage?
They were lost at sea.
In joint-stock companies, what did colonists eventually hope to own by working in America?
Land.