People
Who was Hernan Cortes?
Conquistador landed on the coast of Mexico in 1519.
Define Missionary
Someone sent on a religious mission
What is the name of the Aztec capital city?
Tenochtitlan
How many colonies were originally broken from the British empire?
13
The French colonies economy ran on??
Based mostly on fishing and fur trading
Who was Pizarro?
Arrived in Peru in 1532, captured Atahualpa.
Define tariff
Tax on imposed goods
How did the Spanish conquistadores treat the Native Americans they encountered?
Some Native Americans were forced to convert to Christianity, some were enslaved; some died of disease acquired from Europeans.
First English colony in North America??
Jamestown
What year did Samuel de Champlain die?
1635
The Columbian Exchange was named after who?
Christopher Columbus
Define Triangular trade
Colonial trade route among Europe and its colonies.
Describe three examples of cultural blending in Spain's empire in the América's.
Spanish settlers adapted native Americans building, converted to Christianity, Language
what is ( ) a Set out guidelines for governing the colony at Plymouth?
Mayflower Compact
First French permanent settlement was where?
Quebec, Canada
who was Samuel de Champlain?
explorer, founder and first governor of the French colony Quebec
Define mercantilism
Policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imported in order to build its supply of gold and silver.
Why were the Africans brought to Spanish colonies in the Americas?
To work as slaves on plantations and in mines.
The British colonies' economy relied on?
Growing sugar and tobacco on large plantations.
What was the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
Ended the French and Indian war
This person founded and admired the Saint Laurence River?
Samuel de Champlain
Define Capitalism
Economic system in which thew means of production are privately owned and operated for profit.
Cortes destroys the Aztec empire in this year?
1521
What year did Britain outlaw slavery in its empire?
1833
What was the name of the French king?
King Louis XIV