Causes
What were the three major motives of the Age of Exploration?
Gold, God, and Glory
The French founded New Orleans at the mouth of which major river in the New World?
The Mississippi
Why did the "common store" system at Jamestown fail?
Not all people worked and contributed to the store, and some people took more than their fair share.
Although Columbus is given credit for discovering the New World, who is America named for?
Amerigo Vespucci
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
To reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims.
What do we call the period in European history marked by a rebirth of art, music, science, and politics?
The Renaissance
Why do Brazilians speak Portuguese instead of Spanish like the rest of South America.
Because Brazil was discovered and claimed by Portugal, thanks to the Line of Demarcation.
Squanto helped the Plymouth settlers survive their first winter? What skills did he have that made him effective?
He knew how to plant and hunt, but more significantly he knew how to speak English.
The Pilgrims created what document to establish a "civil body politic" when they landed in Plymouth.
The Mayflower Compact
The Printing Press
Who is the individual who started a school for navigation and sponsored 50 voyages although he was never an explorer himself?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Due to Christopher Colombus's accidental discovery of the Americas, this major exchange of plants, food, and animals occurred between the Old and New Worlds. What do we call this?
The Columbian Exchange
What crop was introduced to the Virginians which would require a large labor force?
Tobacco
Columbus believed the earth was round and relatively small, so he thought he could sail west and discover a short cut to what region of the world?
What caused the British defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?
The British strategy and fierce storms
What factors contributed to the "Age of Exploration?
The Crusades
The Renaissance
Economics and trade
Evangelism - a desire to spread the Gospel
Who was the Portuguese explorer whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe, although he died along the way, proving that the world was round?
Ferdinand Magellan
In 1619, two groups of people arrived in Virginia. One group brought stability to the colony and the other group initiated what would become the slave trade. What were these two groups?
Women and Africans, (indentured servants)
What three nations developed explorations into the New World?
England, France, and Spain
The governor of Plymouth, William Bradford, called for a three-day feast to celebrate their relationship with the Indians and a good harvest. What do we call this feast?
The first Thanksgiving
What happened as a result of the Crusades?
1. A new model for conquering other countries
2. A new interest in trade with the East
3. A new "middle class" developed
Roman Catholicism
Many English people who came to America were motivated by a desire for freedom. What were the three freedoms that they sought?
Religious freedom
Economic freedom
Political freedom
St. Augustine was the first permanent settlement in the New World. Which country established this fort in present-day Florida in 1565?
Spain
The charters of the London Company and the Plymouth Company determined that the colonists would enjoy the same _________________________ and _____________________as Englishmen.
Rights and privileges