Exploration and Discovery
In 1492, this explorer landed in the New World.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This deadly disease wiped out large portions of Native American populations after contact.
What is smallpox?
Native Americans believed that land should be used this way.
What is communally/shared?
This Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
He sponsored the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
Europeans explored the New World for three main reasons (The Three G's)
What is Gold, Glory & God?
Horses, pigs, and cattle were brought to the New World from this continent.
What is Europe?
Europeans primarily valued land for this reason.
What is profit/economic use?
Spain set up missions in the New World primarily for this religious purpose.
What is to convert Native Americans to Christianity?
The Lost Colony of Roanoke was located on an island in this modern-day U.S. state.
What is North Carolina?
This movement of goods, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds reshaped global trade.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This important New World crop led to a population boom in Europe due to its nutrition and ease of growth.
What is the potato?
In Native American societies, women often had important roles, especially in this type of activity.
What is agriculture/farming?
This explorer conquered the Inca Empire in South America
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
In 1588, the English navy defeated this powerful Spanish fleet.
What is the Spanish Armada?
Name two items that came from the New World to Europe.
What are corn, potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco?
Name one Old World food that came to the Americas.
What is wheat, rice, sugar, etc.?
Europeans viewed Native Americans' religious practices as this.
What is paganism / heathenism?
Spanish colonies were heavily involved in extracting these two resources from the Americas
What is gold and silver?
The defeat of the Spanish Armada led to this country's rise as a major colonial power.
What is England?
This term refers to the system of forced labor and tribute used by the Spanish on Native Americans.
What is the encomienda system?
True or False: The Columbian Exchange only benefited the Native Americans.
What is False?
Many Native American societies believed in this type of spirituality, where natural objects like animals, plants, and rivers had spirits.
What is animism?
Spanish settlers born in the Americas were known by this term.
What are Creoles?
After Roanoke failed, England’s next successful attempt to establish a permanent colony would be this one in 1607.
What is Jamestown?