Indigenous Groups
How did the tribes in California/Northwest Coast survive?
Hunting of salmon, Otters and Whales
What did Christopher Columbus accomplish?
Landed in the Caribbean islands in 1492
Made 4 total voyages
Claimed land for Spain
Which conquistador conquered the Incas?
Pizzaro
False
True or False: Most of the Africans that went to the American colonies during the 17th Century were taken on Dutch ships.
True
Describe the Southeastern Indigenous Tribes.
Had structured governments with tribes broken into clans
Most lived in permanent homes
Hunters and farmers of corn, beans, & pumpkins
Included the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Natchez, & Seminole
Which explorer searched for the “7 Cities of Gold”?
Coronado
Who discovered the Incan highway that led to Cusco?
De Soto
True or False Pumpkins were found in the New World
True
True or False: When Portugal arrived in Africa they found a non-existant slave trade.
False
Describe the tribes of the Great Basin.
Located between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada
Includes Shoshone & Paiute
Nomadic, desert culture
Most all lived peacefully and shared territories
This explorer explored and established forts from the Great Lakes down the Mississippi River.
Robert de La Salle
De Soto is known for exploring what states and what river in the US?
Explored Florida, Georgia, Alabama
First European to discover the Mississippi River
Name 5 goods found in the New World other then pumpkin.
turkey, avocado, pineapple, peanuts, corn, tomato, vanilla, sweet potato, chocolate, chili peppers, beans, tobacco
What type of goods did Europeans become addicted to?
Asian spice, silks and porcelain
Why do people say that the Iroquois Confederacy was similar to a longhouse?
Multiple Nations under one name=multiple families under one roof.
Which explorer searched for the mythical “Fountain of Youth”?
Juan Ponce de Leon
What did Cortez accomplish?
First Governor of New Spain
Conquered the Aztec Empire
Legacy: Conqueror of Mexico and Mass Murderer
Other than goods what else was brought over by the Old World?
smallpox, malaria
Why was Spain not allowed to colonize Africa?
a Papal Act of 1493 and the Treaty of TordeSillas in 1494.
What were the different regions where Indigenous tribes were found in the Americas.
Eastern Woodland, Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwest, Mississippians, Great Plains, Great Basin, California/Northwest Coast
Who was Henry Hudson and what did he accomplish?
Englishman who sailed for the English and Dutch, 1609-1611
Claimed Hudson River and modern NY for Dutch
Claimed Hudson Bay area for England
What did Vasco de Gama accomplish?
First to sale around South Africa to Asia
Opened the world to Asian trade
Helped make Portugal a great power during that time
What was the Columbian exchange?
widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas began between the two hemispheres.
Why did it take England a long time to become fully involved in the Atlantic Slave Trade?
There was political instability and it wanted to wait until they defeated the Spanish Armada.