8th CHP 2 Europe Looks Outward

People

100

Person who convinced Spain to back his voyages when Portugal would not. 

Christopher Columbus 

200

Leader of the Aztecs 

Moctezuma 

300

The first European to see the Pacific Ocean 

Vasco Nunez de Balboa 

400

Which Spanish explorer found the Mississippi River?

de Soto 

500

Who was the first Spaniard to set foot in what is now the United States? 

 Juan Ponce de Leon 

Vocab

100

A narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water 

strait 

200

Spanish priest set up ________ as centers for converting Native Americans to Christianity 

Missions 

300

Spanish officials granted settlers tracts of land to establish mines, ranches, and ________

Plantations 

400

Theory that colonies exist only for the benefit of the home country 

Mercantilism 

500

Sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific passing through or around North America 

Northwest Passage 

People pt 2

100

Priest who fought to end the Encomienda system 

Bartolome de Las Casas 

200

Which of these was NOT the name of a ship on Columbus's first voyage?

- Santa Maria 

-Isabella 

-Pinta 

Isabella 

300

Henry Hudson vanished in 1611 when...

His crew mutinied and threw him off the ship 

400

Which explorer established the first settlement in New France? 

- Marquette 

-Joilet

- Champlain 

Champlain 

500

When the Pope refused to grant him a divorce, King Henry VIII established which church? 

-Roman Catholic Church 

-Church of England 

-Protestant Reformation 

Church of England 

Places

300

Along what river was the Dutch colony of New Netherland established? 

-Mississippi river

-Hudson river

-Delaware river 

Hudson River

400

Sailing for England, John Cabot explored the region around..

-Newfoundland

-Florida

-Hudson Bay 

Newfoundland 

500

According to one story, Vikings sailed to Newfoundland from a colony on...

- Iceland

-Greenland 

-Vinland 

Greenland 

Native Americans

100

What's the French term for "runners of the woods", independent traders who lived among Native Americans 

Coureurs de bois 

200

Encomienda land grants included the right to demand what from Native Americans...

Labor and taxes 

300

What was the biggest factor in Spanish victory over Native Americans? 

Technology 

400

What new items that the Native American acquired from settlers impacted the way that Native American battled the Europeans? 

Horses, weapons, armor 

500

How was the relationship between Spain and Natives different from the relationship between France and the Natives? 

Spanish wanted to conquer the Native Americans. The French wanted to trade and form alliances with the Native Americans.