Monarchy and Europe
The Conquistadors
Mercantilism & Trade
French & Dutch Explorers
English Colonization
100
Which principle was established by the Magna Carta in 1215?
Rule of law for citizens & the King
100
What were the Conquistadors?
Spanish explorers and conquerors who played a key role in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
100
What is mercantilism?
An economic theory: increase wealth by exporting more goods
100
What were the French Explorers trying to establish in the Americas?
A trading post for Furs and Lumber
100
The Virginia Charter of 1606 granted settlers the right to:
Establish settlements in North America
200
The Magna Carta limited the power of which English king?
King John
200
What was the primary goal of Spanish conquistadors in the Americas?
God Gold & Glory
200
Under mercantilism, colonies were primarily used to
Produce wealth for the mother country
200
What were the Dutch looking for in the Americas?
The Northwest Passage
200
The Pilgrims established Plymouth to:
Seek religious freedom
300
What was the primary goal of the Spanish Inquisition?
To enforce Catholic orthodoxy
300
Who was the leader of the Spanish expedition that defeated the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
300
Which three continents were involved in the Triangle Trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
300
Tell me a joke
did it work?
300
John Rolfe is best known for:
Introducing tobacco cultivation in Virginia
400
Which group was a major target of the Spanish Inquisition?
Jewish and Muslim converts to Christianity
400
Who was the king of the Aztecs?
Montezuma the II
400
What is the difference between Imports and Exports?
Imports: goods you do not have that you buy from other countries
Exports: Goods you have that you sell to other countries
400
Which of these famous explorers claimed "New France" (The area surrounding the St. Lawrence River) for the French?
Arsene Lupin III
Fredrick de Gama
Josepha Camballi
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
400
The Salem Witch Trials occurred primarily because of:
Religious intolerance and mass hysteria
500
What was Columbus hoping to find when he sailed west in 1492?
A direct trade route to Asia
500
Who translated the Aztec and other Mesoamerican languages for Cortes and the Conquistadors?
La Malinche (a former Aztec slave girl)
500
The authority of a state to govern itself or another state; ultimate power and control over a territory is called
Sovereignty
500
Which of these is a Famous French Explorer of the Americas that discovered the Great Lakes and founded the city of Quebec?
a) Arthur C Clark
b) Samuel de Champlain
c) Martin Luther
d) Fredric de Borgia
Samuel de Champlain
500
What did Queen Elizabeth the 1st do to weaken the Spanish influence in the Caribbean?
authorized privateers to attack Spanish ships
600
What was exchanged of the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of crops, animals, and diseases between continents
600
What was the most responsible for the death of the Aztecs and other Native American tribes across North and South America?
Disease (Smallpox)
600
600
Which of these famous explorers explored the New York Harbor and the river that now bears his name?
a) Arnold Albany
b) William Johnson
c) Horace Grandee
d) Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson
600
What was the House of Burgesses?
The first representative government in the American colonies