People
This man thought he had reached islands off of the coast of India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
These people were here before any explorers came to America.
Who are Native Americans?
The reason why so many Europeans wanted to buy more spices.
What is to flavor and preserve their food?
These people died when The Spanish brought Small Pox to America.
Who are the Native Americans?
Means going to fight for your religion.
What is the Crusades?
Bonus: America is named after this map maker.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This led to easier ship sailing and more trading.
What is better technology?
Reasons why people wanted a new way to go to Asia.
What are: it took too long, it was dangerous, and it cost way too much money?
What happened when Columbus sailed west.
What is landing on Cuba and starting an exploration race?
The time when people started being creative after the Middle Ages. It means rebirth.
What is The Renaissance.
This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
Needing a lot of workers, or labor, led to this in America.
What is slavery?
These were the two things that Europeans wanted from the 'New World.'
What are converts and resources?
Workers were needed to replace the dying and more expensive Native Americans.
Who are African Slaves that were brought in to farm for the Spanish and other countries?
It means Spanish Explorer.
Who is a conquistador?
This explorer conquered the Incan Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
The reformation and need for resources led to this happening in the new world.
What is competition for land/colonies in North and South America?
Why Native Americans lost all of their land.
What is disease and conquest by Europe?
What the reformation made each country want.
What is a competition for converts?
Daily Double!!!!!!!
Means to have a resistance. Starts with an i.
Means the Christian faith split into two pieces.
What is immunity?
What is the reformation?
Daily Double!!!!!!
This King wanted to divorce his wife, but was not allowed to, so he made his own church.
This explorer went to the US midwest and southwest to find gold.
Who is Henry the VIII?
Who is Coronado?
Competition for land and resources led to these countries coming to America.
Who are the French and the Dutch?
Why all of this matters.
What happened when Spain, France, and the Dutch all claimed land in North America.
They each went to war and fought over resources.
A large farm. There were many of these in America and the West Indies.
Bonus Question:
A direct water route to Asia from North America.
What is a plantation?
Bonus Answer:
What is the Northwest Passage?